The Taiwanese Lin Yu-ting, one of the two female boxers the Olympic Games Paris 2024 who were involved in a gender controversya guarantee was made Olympic medal with a resounding victory in the quarter-finals of the 57kg category.
Linwhich has at least one of the two insured bronzes that distributes the olympic boxingwon by unanimous decision for Bulgarian Svetlana Staneva in the ring at the Paris Arena North.
However, the triumph of Lin was overshadowed by the reaction of the Bulgarian boxer Staneva when the result against her was announced. Visibly upset, Staneva rejected the handshake and made an X-shaped gesture with her fingers. This gesture was interpreted by many as a affirmation of her female identityamid controversy related to the performances of her rival and the Algerian Imane Khelif.
Despite the aggressiveness of her opponent, who proposed a very offensive strategy, Lin He kept his composure and fought patiently, waiting for his opportunities to strike and taking advantage of the progressive fatigue of Staneva.
“Today I secured a medal against a very respectable rival”said the Taiwanese as she stepped out of the ring. “Winning this match doesn’t mean I can relax, of course. I need to improve myself at every step to defeat all my rivals and get the gold.”
Controversy in Olympic boxing: she lost and made a provocative gesture because her rival did not pass the gender tests
Participation in Paris 2024 of Lin and of the Algerian Imane Khelif, who also qualified for the semi-finals in 66kg, generated a great media and political uproar after last year they were ddisqualified from the Women’s World Cup for failing a gender eligibility testthe details of which were not made public.
The suspensions were decided by the International Boxing Association (IBA)body to which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) the organization of the Olympic tournament was withdrawn due to lack of transparency.
Images from the victorious debut of the Algerian Khelif against Italian Angela Carini sparked a firestorm on social media on Thursday with a legion of users questioning whether the African boxer is a woman, while conservative political figures such as Italian President, Giorgia Meloni, her Argentine counterpart, Javier Milei, and former US President Donald Trump They cried out against the authorization of the IOC so that Khelif and Lin compete in Paris.
He IOC He staunchly defended the participation of the female boxers, none of whom identified themselves as individuals. transgender.
Own IOC President Thomas Bachsaid on Saturday that “There has never been any doubt that they are women.”
The leader considered that the attacks received by the female boxers on social networks are a “hate speech” which is fueled by a political “agenda”.
“Many people encouraged me in Paris and also in my country”he declared on Sunday Linwho assured that he is not following the controversy on social media.
“I received many messages of support. I didn’t read them because I turned off my social media. I will carry this strength to the end,” said the Taiwanese who, like Khelifcompeted in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 without reaching the podium.
Lin and Staneva They knew each other well as they were also rivals in the quarter-finals of the 2023 World Cup, with another victory for the Taiwanese. The subsequent disqualification of Lin of the World Championships made her bronze medal go to Staneva.
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