During the Paris Olympics, Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting, who had been disqualified by the International Boxing Association (IBA) for failing a gender test, won a unanimous decision against Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova.
The match ended dramatically, with Turdibekova in tears and the boxers not shaking hands afterward. Lin is one of two boxers permitted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to compete as females despite previous disqualifications.
“Based on DNA tests, we identified a number of athletes who tried to trick their colleagues into posing as women. According to the results of the tests, it was proved that they have XY chromosomes. Such athletes were excluded from competition,” IBA President Umar Kremlev said.
BREAKING: Lin Yu-ting beats female opponent Sitora Turdibekova at Olympics in Paris, France.
Lin-Yu-Ting was previously barred from the 2023 women’s boxing World Championship for having male XY chromosomes. pic.twitter.com/toZ7abK8h3
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The IBA had excluded Lin and Algeria’s Imane Khelif from its championships due to chromosome test results indicating XY chromosomes.
The IOC, using 2016 rules that allowed the boxers to compete in women’s categories, condemned criticism against their participation, asserting the athletes had competed in women’s boxing for years and labeling the backlash as aggressive and unfounded.
