Overview

• 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.