Women's boxing is surrounded by a lot of controversies in Paris Olympics 2024. Recently, in the pre-quarterfinals of the women's welterweight category, there was a clash between Italian boxer Angela Carini and Algerian boxer Iman Khelife. In which Algerian boxer Iman Khelife was accused of being a man. Now another such case has come to light in the Paris Olympics. This female player's gender identity was also examined last year. Where this player was also disqualified during the IBA World Championship.

Another 'man' entered women's boxing

After Algerian boxer Iman Khalifa, now Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting's gender has created a ruckus. Lin Yu-Ting has made her place in the quarter-finals by defeating Uzbekistan's Sitora Turdybekova in three rounds. Lin Yu-Ting also failed the gender test last year, but the International Olympic Committee recently allowed her to play in the Olympics 2024.

After this match, Sitora Turdybekova of Uzbekistan refused to shake hands with Lin. She said that she has taken this step in protest against the participation of Lin, a boxer with the same abilities as a man. Let us tell you, this is the second Olympics for 28-year-old Lin Yu-Ting, before this she also participated in the Tokyo Olympics. She is also a two-time world champion. But since last year, she has also been under question regarding her gender test.

Who is Lin Yu-ting?

Lin Yu-ting started boxing in 2008 at a middle school in Taipei. She then made her debut at the amateur championship level at the Asian Championships held in Vietnam in 2017. She is a gold medalist at the 2019 Asian Championships, 2022 Asian Games and 2022 World Championships. The victory at the Asian Games ensured her participation in the Paris Olympics.