Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting World Boxing Cup Over Gender Eligibility Dispute
The Olympic gold medallist's withdrawal follows questions from World Boxing about her eligibility, raising concerns over athlete rights and medical confidentiality.
- Lin Yu-ting, Taiwan's Olympic boxing champion, withdrew from the World Boxing Cup Finals in the UK after organisers questioned her gender eligibility.
- Taiwanese sports officials stated that Lin meets all eligibility criteria and had successfully competed in the Paris 2024 Olympics, where she won gold.
- The decision to withdraw was made to prevent further harm to Lin, citing concerns about World Boxing's lack of clear regulations and confidentiality measures.
- This marks Lin's first international competition withdrawal since the Paris Olympics, where she and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif faced similar gender-related disputes.
- World Boxing, a newly established organisation, is in discussions with the IOC to oversee Olympic boxing after the International Boxing Association faced corruption scandals.
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