Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting wins second straight Asian Games boxing gold

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting won her second consecutive Asian Games gold medal on Friday after defeating China’s Yang Chengyu 5-0 by unanimous decision in the women’s 60-kilogram final in Aichi, Japan. After the bout, the Olympic champion reflected on her return to form after winning gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a career high followed by a difficult period in which she said she nearly gave up.