Another Olympic boxer shrouded in gender controversy scores a dominant victory.
Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting defeated Uzbekistan’s Shitra Turdybekova by unanimous decision on Friday. 57 kg Top 16.
“Everyone has the right to play sport without discrimination.”
Lin wins by a landslide Turdybekova Lin clearly had the athletic advantage, easily pushing Turdybekova aside, leaving the Uzbek athlete dejected in defeat while her corner and the French crowd erupted in ecstasy.
Disqualified by the International Boxing Association Rin Lin, a two-time world champion from Taiwan, was disqualified from the world championships in March 2023 for not meeting gender eligibility requirements. Lin, 20, a two-time world champion from Taiwan, was reportedly unable to win a bronze medal at the event. Algeria’s Imane Kherif was also disqualified from the event for the same reason.
according to ReutersAt the time, IBA president Umar Kremlev told Russian news agency TASS that boxers have “XY chromosomes” – men have XY chromosomes and women have XX chromosomes.
However, the International Olympic Committee will remove the IBA as the governing body in June 2023, and appoint the IOC’s Paris 2024 Boxing Unit as the governing body. The Paris Boxing Unit’s rules are said to be more relaxed.
by GuardianThe IOC confirmed in its internal system that Lin “was stripped of his bronze medal for not meeting the eligibility requirements based on the results of a biochemical test” and that Kherif “was disqualified for not meeting the eligibility requirements due to elevated testosterone levels just hours before he was due to compete for gold against Yang Liu at the 2023 World Championships in New Delhi, India.”
Still, Lin and Kheriff were allowed to box with the women at the Paris Olympics.
Indeed, women’s Olympic boxing has been dominating the headlines this week, especially after Italy’s Angela Carini withdrew after just 46 seconds into her bout against Kherif on Thursday, a fight that was won by a single powerful punch from the Algerian boxer.
In response to questions about the issue, the IOC said: “All athletes taking part in the boxing competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have complied with the sport’s eligibility and entry rules.”
The IOC also expressed sadness after the shock ending of the Kheriff vs. Kalini fight but stood by its decision to allow Kheriff and Lin to compete in the women’s category.
“The IOC is saddened by the abuse that these two athletes are currently being subjected to,” the IOC said in a statement on Thursday. ESPN“Everyone has the right to play sport without discrimination.”
Khelif is 66kg Quarterfinals On Saturday, she will face Anna-Luka Hamori of Hungary. 57kg Quarterfinals On Sunday she will face Svetlana Kamenova-Staneva of Bulgaria.
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