The Olympic featherweight champion Lin Yu-ting has been cleared to compete in the female category at World Boxing events, the Chinese Taipei Boxing Association (CTBA) has announced. The decision, confirmed by World Boxing, follows an appeal process in which medical experts reviewed evidence and ruled that the 30-year-old boxer is female.
Lin will now be eligible to participate in the Asian Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, starting next Saturday. This will be her first international competition since the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she won gold amid a controversy over her sex.
Under World Boxing's policy introduced in August, female fighters over 18 must undergo a one-off genetic test. Lin was tested last year, but World Boxing has not disclosed the results. She missed the world championships in Liverpool in September after reportedly failing to receive a response from the governing body.
The CTBA submitted medical documents during the appeal process, which were analysed by World Boxing's medical committee. Secretary General Tom Dielen confirmed the eligibility, stating that the boxer is cleared to compete in the female category at World Boxing competitions.
Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were excluded from the International Boxing Association's 2023 world championships after failing eligibility tests. However, the International Olympic Committee allowed them to compete in Paris, describing the IBA's decision as arbitrary.
