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Taiwanese Olympic boxer who failed IBA gender test advances to gold medal fight as female opponent makes ‘XX’ gesture

VaselineAugust 8, 2024

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Taiwanese Olympic boxer who failed IBA gender test advances to gold medal fight as female opponent makes ‘XX’ gesture

Lin Yu-ting, the Taiwanese Olympic fighter at the center of a gender controversy that has made international headlines, defeated Turkish fighter Esra Yildiz Kahraman by unanimous decision on Wednesday night to secure a gold medal.

After the fight, Kahraman made the ‘XX’ symbol with her fingers to indicate that she is a woman.

Both Yu-ting and Algerian fighter Imane Khelif have been in the news after both failed their gender test last year.

In 2023, IBA President Umar Kremlev explained his organization’s decision to disqualify Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting and Algeria’s Imane Khelif from participating in the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, according to Russian news agency Tass News Agency. “Based on DNA testing, we have identified a number of athletes who tried to deceive their colleagues by posing as women. According to the results of the tests, it was proven that they have XY chromosomes. Such athletes were excluded from participation,” Kremlev said.

🚨BREAKING🚨

Taiwan’s Lin-Yu Ting has just defeated Turkey’s Esra Yildiz Kahraman 5-0. This comes just days after @IBA_Boxing confirmed that Lin had previously been rejected for having XY chromosomes.

As she left the ring, Kahraman repeatedly made an “X” gesture to the crowd. https://t.co/1TfSfXHn6S photo.twitter.com/0RW3EM5pQt

— REDUXX (@ReduxxMag) August 7, 2024

Kahraman continued to aggressively pursue Yu-ting throughout the fight, but was unable to match the Taiwanese fighter’s power and reach.

Despite the negative gender test results in 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has always maintained that both Yu-ting and Kheli are women and should compete in the women’s division.

Meet Lin Yu-Ting. Lin was banned from the 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championships because he has XY chromosomes, but the woke Olympics let him compete as a woman. Watch video of his fight today + look at these photos and tell me you think this is fair. This is absurd. photo.twitter.com/l8oC5PcvWC

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) August 2, 2024

“Everyone who competes in the women’s category is adhering to the rules of participation in the competition,” said IOC spokesman Mark Adams. “They are women in their passports, and that is the case.”

Yu-ting will compete for the gold medal in the women’s 57kg class on Saturday.

VaselineAugust 8, 2024

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