Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan has advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women’s featherweight division, winning her third consecutive bout while dealing with widespread scrutiny regarding misconceptions about her gender at the Paris Olympics.
Aug 8, 2024 02:46 AM
One day after welterweight Imane Khelif of Algeria reached the women’s welterweight final with a third straight victory in Paris, Lin defeated Esra Yildiz Kahraman of Turkey on Wednesday night, Aug. 7, for her third win.“I will use everything I’ve learned in my life to do my best in the next match,” Lin said through an interpreter.
In fact, the 28-year-old Lin is a veteran amateur boxer who won world championships in 2018 and 2022 during a solid decade in the top level of the sport. She has now bounced back from an opening-round exit in Tokyo to become a medal winner in Paris. After Kahraman hugged Lin and held open the ropes to allow Lin to leave the ring at Roland Garros in a typical boxing gesture of sportsmanship, Lin clapped, waved and bowed to the cheering crowd several times while leaving the floor.
“Thank you to all the supporters who have supported and encouraged me along the way,” Lin said. “I will give my utmost effort to repay them at the final.”
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