Olympic gold medallist Lin Yu-ting has been declared eligible to compete in female World Boxing events after a review of her sex eligibility.
The 30-year-old from Taiwan became embroiled in a high-profile eligibility dispute alongside Algeria’s Imane Khelif during the 2024 Paris Olympics, where both boxers won gold. The pair had previously been disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the former governing body, the International Boxing Association (IBA).
The IBA was removed from its role by the International Olympic Committee before Paris, and the IOC ran the boxing competitions there, where Lin and Khelif met the eligibility rules in force at the time. World Boxing assumed governance of the sport last year and in August introduced a sex eligibility policy requiring a one-time genetic test intended to identify the presence of a Y chromosome.
Lin had been absent from several international events since that policy was introduced. After an appeal submitted by Taiwan’s boxing federation, World Boxing announced she is eligible to compete, beginning with the Asian Boxing Championships in Mongolia, scheduled from March 29 to April 10.
World Boxing did not disclose the specific results of Lin’s test but issued a statement confirming her eligibility for the female category at World Boxing competitions. The governing body said it appreciated how the appeal was handled and noted that the process aims to ensure safety and sporting integrity and to confirm that the eligibility policy has been correctly implemented.
Neither Lin nor Khelif has competed in official international events since the Olympics. Khelif said earlier this year that she would be willing to undergo World Boxing’s test if it would allow her to defend her Olympic title at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.