Playing in 57kg weight class, Lin Yu Ting (Taipei China) is one of two female boxers suspected of gender when attending Boxing at Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Both are playing impressively in this tournament.
After passing Sitora Turibekova (Uzbekistan) in the match in the round of 1/8, Lin Yu Ting continued to defeat Svetlana Staneva (Bulgaria). The match in the quarterfinals closed within 3 rounds, with the victory by calculating the point in favor of Lin Yu Ting, thereby helping her to the semi -finals.
Lin Yu Ting's victory took place in the context of the higher the doubt of the gender of this athlete. Earlier, in 2023, she was disqualified when attending the World Women's Boxing Championship 2023. At that time, the International Boxing Association (IBA) concluded that Lin Yu Ting was male.
Lin Yu Ting's opponent in the semi -final was Esra Yildiz, Turkish boxer. By entering the group of 4 strongest boxers in the 57kg weight class, Taipei Chinese boxers were sure to have a medal. The remaining semi -finals took place between Nesthy Petecio (Philippines) and Julia Szeremeta (Poland).
Lin Yu Ting was born in 1995, once won the world championship in 2018, 2022, Asian Championship in 2017, 2019. After being disqualified at the World Women's Boxing Championship 2023, Lin Yu Ting still attended international tournaments outside the management of IBA, including ASIAD 19, the tournament she won the gold medal.