Taiwan's Olympic boxing champion Lin Yu-ting 'quits event' over gender questioning

Taiwan's Olympic boxing champion Lin Yu-ting pulled out of the World Boxing Cup Finals in Britain on Wednesday, the country's sports chiefs said, saying that organisers had questioned her gender eligibility. The featherweight was one of two women boxers kicked out of last year's world championships after the Russian-led International Boxing Association accused them of being men.

Nov 27, 2024 - 18:00
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Taiwan's Olympic boxing champion Lin Yu-ting 'quits event' over gender questioning
Taiwan's Olympic boxing champion Lin Yu-ting pulled out of the World Boxing Cup Finals in Britain on Wednesday, the country's sports chiefs said, saying that organisers had questioned her gender eligibility. The featherweight was one of two women boxers kicked out of last year's world championships after the Russian-led International Boxing Association accused them of being men.

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