A fighter who failed past gender eligibility tests won gold in the women’s Olympic featherweight final match on Saturday.
Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan, 28, absolutely dominated 20-year-old fighter Julia Szeremeta of Poland, leaving the female fighter bloodied. Lin, who physically towered over Szeremeta, won the match in a unanimous decision.
“These two right now are not remotely on the same level,” one of the Olympic commentators noted during the match.
Lin is the second fighter who won gold in women’s Olympic boxing after gender tests revealed XY chromosomes, according to the International Boxing Association (IBA).
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) permitted Lin to compete in the women’s division despite failed gender tests in 2019 and 2023. The Olympics’ gender eligibility standard for boxing is based merely on a fighter’s passport.
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