Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting, who gained international attention during the Paris 2024 Olympics, has claimed victory at the Asian Games in Japan. The 30-year-old athlete secured the gold medal in the women’s 60kg (132lb) division on Friday after defeating China’s Yang Chengyu with a 5-0 decision at the Nishio Gymnasium, located southeast of Nagoya. The Olympic champion who found herself embroiled in a major gender row at Paris 2024, has won gold at the Asian Games, taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting.
This win marks Lin’s second Asian Games gold, following her previous success in the 57kg (126lb) category at the Hangzhou Games three years ago. Throughout the final match, Lin maintained control by utilizing her reach advantage, eventually holding off a late surge from her opponent to finalize the victory before a crowd of local supporters.
Reflecting on her journey, Lin shared before the competition that she had contemplated retirement after the Paris Olympics. However, she decided to continue her career to defy those who challenged her eligibility. The controversy traces back to the 2023 world championships, where the International Boxing Association (IBA) disqualified both Lin and Algeria’s Imane Khelif, claiming they failed unspecified gender eligibility tests.
The International Olympic Committee later permitted both athletes to compete in Paris, characterizing their earlier disqualification as a “a sudden and arbitrary decision” by the widely discredited IBA. Both Lin and Khelif ultimately went on to win gold medals in their respective events, cementing their standing in global boxing.
