Nagoya, Japan, Oct 2, 2026 (AFP) - Taiwan gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting wins Asian Games gold

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2026-10-02

Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting, the Olympic champion who found herself embroiled in a major gender row at Paris 2024, won gold at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Lin beat China's Yang Chengyu 5-0 in the women's 60kg final in Nagoya, giving her a second Asian Games gold after winning in the 57kg class in Hangzhou three years ago. The 30-year-old was backed by a small pocket of vocal Taiwanese supporters in the cosy Nishio Gymnasium. Towering over her oppo......

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