Lai Threatens Legal Action Over Lin Yu-ting Gender Eligibility Row
President Lai Ching-te has asked the Sports Administration to look into legal options over the gender eligibility controversy that has overshadowed boxer Lin Yu-ting's run to the gold medal match in the women's featherweight event.
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00:00President Lai Ching-de is threatening legal action over the gender controversy that has
00:05overshadowed Taiwanese boxer's Olympic round.
00:09Lin Yuting's march to the women's featherweight final in Paris has been marred by questions
00:14about her biological sex.
00:16The controversy started when she failed an undisclosed test by the International Boxing
00:21Association in 2023.
00:23The IBA was stripped of its role last year as the governing body of Olympic boxing after
00:28several scandals.
00:29Lai says all athletes deserve a safe and fair environment to compete in the Olympics and
00:35has asked the sports administration to look into legal options.
00:39Lin will compete in her gold medal match against Julia Seremeta of Poland on Saturday.