Second Boxer at Center of Gender Controversy Wins Olympic Match 5–0

Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting defeated Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova in a round-of-16 match on Aug. 2.

Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting (right) fights against Uzbekistan's Sitora Turdibekova in the women's 57kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on Aug. 2, 2024. Mohd Rasfan/AFP via Getty Images

Lin Yu-Ting, a Taiwanese boxer previously banned from competing in a women’s event after failing to meet gender eligibility criteria, easily won against Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova of the women’s 57-kilogram division in a round of 16 match.

The 28-year-old defeated Turdibekova in a unanimous 5–0 points decision on Aug. 2. The three-time world championship medalist now advances to face Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva in the quarterfinals on Aug. 4.