Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting decisively secured a victory in her Paris Olympics bout against Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova on Friday, winning by a score of 3-0.
All judges awarded each round to Lin, showcasing her dominant performance. The key factors in the match were Lin’s height and reach, which left Turdibekova appearing outmatched.
As the top seed in the 57-kilogram category, Lin entered the round of 16 with a bye. Turdibekova advanced to face Lin after defeating Marcelat Sakobi Matshu from Congo.
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Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, right, competes against Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova in the women’s 57kg preliminaries during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, Villepinte, on Aug. 2, 2024.
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Next, Lin will face Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva.
Before the match, Lin was involved in a gender controversy.
She was disqualified from the 2023 Women’s Boxing World Championships for not meeting gender requirements, resulting in the loss of a bronze medal.
IBA IN DISPUTE WITH IOC OVER ELIGIBILITY OF OLYMPIC BOXERS WHO FAILED GENDER TESTS
Lin Yu Ting, on the left, goes up against Sitora Turdibekova during the Women’s 57kg – Preliminaries – Round of 16 bout at the North Paris Arena on the seventh day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024.
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Following Lin’s disqualification, IBA President Umar Kremlev stated, “We identified several athletes who attempted to deceive their counterparts into competing as women through DNA tests.”
The IBA has defended its decision, declaring Lin’s disqualification as “justified.”
In contrast, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) supported the inclusion of Lin and Algeria’s Imane Khelif in the Olympic Games.
“These two athletes fell victim to a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA,” the IOC stated. “They were disqualified without appropriate due process towards the end of the IBA World Championships in 2023.”
“The decision was originally made by the IBA Secretary General and CEO, later endorsed by the IBA Board, which only called for procedures for future cases afterward,” the IOC pointed out. “The minutes from these meetings indicate the IBA needs to establish a clear policy on gender testing.”
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“The ongoing actions against these two athletes are rooted in this arbitrary decision, made without following proper procedures, especially since they have successfully competed at high levels for many years.”
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