OLYMPICS/Boxer Lin Yu-ting makes history at Olympics, unfazed by gender row
08/08/2024 12:26 PM
Boxer Lin Yu-ting (林郁婷) secured Team Taiwan's first-ever final berth in the sport at the Olympic Games on Wednesday with a 5-0 victory over Turkey's Esra Yildiz Kahraman despite unfounded accusations over her gender eligibility.
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