Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting became the second fighter at the centre of a Paris Olympics gender row to guarantee herself a medal after convincingly winning her quarter-final on Sunday. Lin, who together with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is at the centre of a storm over their eligibility, defeated Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva on a unanimous points decision to reach the semi-finals of the women’s 57kg category. {"@context":"https://schema.
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com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/08/06/5f45d875-b445-4381-9381-01d00e41075a_dc5031b4.jpg"} Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting celebrates after defeating Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva in their women’s 57kg quarter-final boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Photo: AP After a scrappy and tetchy fight, 34-year-old Staneva’s coach Borislav Georgiev held a piece of paper with the words: “I’m XX.
Save woman sport [sic].” In most cases, males have both an X and Y chromosome, while females have two X chromosomes. Despite the online abuse and speculation about her sex, with her second win of the tournament, 28-year-old Lin is certain to win a medal, as losing semi-finalists in boxing take home bronze.
Here’s what we know about her. Lin Yu-ting won a gold m.