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Lin Yu-ting Wins Asian Games Gold After Eligibility Dispute
Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting won a gold medal in women’s boxing.
She beat China’s Yang Chengyu by a score of 5-0.
Lin’s win came after a dispute about whether she was eligible to compete.
World Boxing reviewed her status and cleared her earlier this year.
Lin said the competition was very difficult.
India’s Lovlina Borgohain also won a boxing gold medal.
She beat China’s Bao Ziyi in the women’s 75kg final.
Borgohain said the medal was a special birthday present.
Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting defeated China’s Yang Chengyu 5-0 to win women’s 60kg gold.
Lin’s victory followed a gender-eligibility dispute surrounding her participation at the Paris Olympics.
World Boxing cleared Lin to compete earlier this year after reviewing her sex-eligibility status.
India’s Lovlina Borgohain won women’s 75kg gold by defeating China’s Bao Ziyi.
Lin and Borgohain both described their victories as especially difficult and significant.
- Who
- Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting and Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain won gold medals; Chinese boxers Yang Chengyu and Bao Ziyi were their opponents.
- What
- Lin won the women’s 60kg boxing gold, while Borgohain won the women’s 75kg gold.
- Where
- At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games; Lin’s final was held at Nishio Gymnasium.
- When
- The victories took place on Friday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- Lin won by defeating Yang Chengyu 5-0, while Borgohain defeated Bao Ziyi; Lin’s victory also followed her earlier eligibility dispute and clearance.
Eligibility Dispute
Eligibility Clearance
Lin’s right to compete
Eligibility Dispute
Lin’s eligibility was questioned during the dispute surrounding her participation at the Paris Olympics.
Eligibility Clearance
World Boxing reviewed Lin’s sex-eligibility status and cleared her to compete earlier this year.
Key facts
- Lin Yu-ting’s event
- Women’s 60kg boxing
- Lin’s final result
- Defeated China’s Yang Chengyu 5-0
- Eligibility review
- World Boxing cleared Lin to compete earlier this year after reviewing her sex-eligibility status
- Lovlina Borgohain’s event
- Women’s 75kg boxing
- Borgohain’s opponent
- China’s Bao Ziyi
- Borgohain’s age
- She turned 29 on Friday
- Venue
- Nishio Gymnasium
Quotes
Lovlina Borgohain
Indian boxer who won the women’s 75kg Asian Games gold medal
“She is really tall and, in training, we don’t often face someone of that height so that distance can feel unfamiliar.”
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“None of my opponents was ordinary. Every one of them was incredibly strong and powerful.”
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