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Women's boxing is surrounded by many controversies in Paris Olympics 2024. Recently, Italian boxer Angela Carini and Algerian boxer Iman Khalifa clashed in the pre-quarterfinals of the women's welterweight category. In which Algerian boxer Iman Khalifa was accused of being a man. Now another such case has come to light in the Paris Olympics. Last year also this female player was tested for gender identity. Where this player was also disqualified during the IBA World Championship.
Another 'man' enters women's boxing!
After Algerian boxer Iman Khalifa, now Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting has created a stir over gender. Lin Yu-Ting defeated Uzbekistan's Sitora Tardibekova in three rounds to secure her place in the quarter-finals. Lin Yu-Ting also failed the gender test last year, but the International Olympic Committee recently approved her to play in the 2024 Olympics.
After this match, Sitora Tardibekova of Uzbekistan refused to shake hands with Lin Yu-Ting. She said that she took this step in protest against Lin, a boxer who has the same ability as a man. This is the second Olympics for 28-year-old Lin Yu-Ting, who also participated in the Tokyo Olympics earlier. She is also a two-time world champion. But since last year, she has also been under question regarding her gender test.
Who is Lin Yu-ting?
Lin Yu-ting began boxing in 2008 at middle school in Taipei. She then made her debut at the amateur championship level at the 2017 Asian Championships held in Vietnam. She has been a gold medalist at the 2019 Asian Championships, the 2022 Asian Games, and the 2022 World Championships.