Paris, Aug. 7 (CNA) Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) advanced to the gold-medal bout in the women's 57-kilogram featherweight class at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, after defeating Turkey's Esra Yildiz Kahraman by a unanimous decision.
Lin, 28, won a convincing 5-0 decision, and will vie for the gold medal when she takes on Poland's Julia Szeremeta on Saturday.
The victory came as Lin continues to face intense scrutiny and attacks on her gender and eligibility to compete in the women's competition -- attacks that the International Olympic Committee has called "dangerous, misogynistic and baseless."
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