The head of Taiwan's Sports Administration, Cheng Shih-chung, says there is no doubt over boxer Lin Yu-ting's eligibility to compete in Paris, as the International Olympic Committee cleared her to compete. Lin will fight Julia Szeremeta of Poland on Saturday in the women's featherweight gold medal match.
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00:00Meanwhile, Taiwan Sports Administration is defending boxer Lin Yuting ahead of her gold medal match.
00:17Sports Administration Director Zheng Shizhong was referring to questions about the featherweight's
00:22eligibility to compete due to her biological sex. The dispute began after Lin failed an
00:27undisclosed test by the International Boxing Association in 2023, but the IBA was later
00:33stripped of its role as the governing body of Olympic boxing and Lin was cleared to participate
00:39in Paris. She's now set to compete against Poland's Julia Seremeta in the final on Saturday.