The Taiwanese boxer has had her Olympics campaign embroiled in a contentious debate regarding her eligibility to compete in Paris, after she had failed an IBA gender test and was barred from last year's World Championships in India. However, due to differing criteria set by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who had taken over from the IBA, she was allowed to box in Paris - and is the strong favorite to win the gold medal this weekend.
And for the first time since she's seen herself become known to the world stage, Yu-ting has spoken on the controversy around her competing in the games in Paris.
“Of course it annoys you when reading some remarks, but all we can do is tell ourselves we can't control what they say,” Lin told CNA English News in an interview recorded ahead of the Olympics but only released recently.
“Let them talk the talk, but I have a clear conscience on this. After all, we have proven it false [the IBA's test], and the process didn't follow any standards, but there was still a fuss. I wonder if they were deliberately going after me. I was confused. It was kind of ridiculous.
“What I cared about most was I was stripped of a medal [she had won bronze] despite working hard and a source of income was gone. As for what others or the haters said, I don't really care.”
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Earlier this week, the head of IBA Umar Kremlev suggested that both Yu-ting and Imane Khleif - who also failed the same gender eligibility test in 2023 - should not be fighting in the Olympics and that their failed test showed that 'they were men'.
Kremlev said at a press conference: "The tests show they were men. We don't verify what they have between their legs. We don't know if they were born like that, or if some changes were made. The second tests confirmed the first tests. If people have doubts, refer to them. They can make their own tests."
Lin is on the verge of winning gold, as she heads into the Women's 57kg final this coming Saturday, facing off against Julia Szeremeta from Poland. Esra Yildiz Kahraman, defeated by Lin in the semi-final, exhibited an 'X' symbol post-match but remained silent on its significance - the second boxer to do so after Svetlana Staneva did the same.
Meanwhile, Algerian boxer Khelif will also box for the gold medal on Friday, with her being the target of criticism similarly to Yu-ting. She will face China's Yang Liu in the Women's 66kg finale.
After all, we have proven it false [the IBA's test], and the process didn't follow any standards, He declined to file an appeal to the IBA results, meaning he accepted its results as binding.
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08-11
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