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Taiwanese Boxer Lin Yu-ting Secures Gold at 2026 Asian Games

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Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting silences critics by winning her second Asian Games boxing gold medal.

What's new · 1h agoNew details emerge of Lin's motivation to continue fighting to defy critics, alongside her 5-0 victory over China's Yang Chengyu in the 60kg final.

Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting has won the gold medal in the women's 60kg category at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, defeating China's Yang Chengyu. The victory marks her second career Asian Games gold, following her 57kg triumph in Hangzhou. Lin, who faced intense scrutiny over her gender eligibility during the Paris Olympics, revealed she contemplated retirement but chose to continue competing to defy her critics.

Lin defeated China's Yang Chengyu with a unanimous 5-0 decision in the 60kg final.
The victory represents Lin's second Asian Games gold medal, having previously won the 57kg division in Hangzhou.
The 30-year-old boxer admitted she considered retiring after winning gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Lin stated that she decided to keep competing in part to challenge those who questioned her eligibility.

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2career Asian Games gold medals won by Lin

60 kgweight class in which Lin won gold in Nagoya

57 kgweight class in which Lin won gold in Hangzhou

Why it matters

Lin Yu-ting and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were at the center of a major gender eligibility controversy during the 2024 Paris Olympics, after being disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association.

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Lin Yu-ting won the women's 60kg boxing gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games by defeating China's Yang Chengyu.

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