PARIS — World Boxing has cleared featherweight champion Lin Yu-ting to compete in women's boxing after the Olympic gold medalist passed the organization's mandatory sex test. The Chinese Taipei Boxing Association initiated an appeal process on behalf of Lin under World Boxing's testing policy introduced in August 2025.

The 30-year-old boxer, who won the women's featherweight gold medal for Chinese Taipei at the 2024 Paris Olympics, underwent testing that detects the presence of a specific gene indicating a Y chromosome, an indicator of male biological sex. The Chinese Taipei Boxing Association said in a statement that it submitted a series of medical documents during the appeal process, which the World Boxing Medical Committee evaluated and determined that Lin was female and eligible to compete in the female category.

Lin and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif were disqualified from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association, which said they had failed to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in women's competition. World Boxing took over governance of Olympic-level boxing from the International Boxing Association since the 2024 Olympics, after the International Olympic Committee stripped the IBA of its status over integrity and governance issues.

"We recognise that this has been a difficult period for the boxer and the CTBA, and appreciate the way they have approached the appeal process and their acknowledgement of World Boxing's requirement to ensure that its eligibility policy, which is designed to deliver safety and sporting integrity, has been correctly implemented and followed," said Tom Dielen, Secretary General of World Boxing.

The Chinese Taipei Boxing Association expressed relief at the decision. "This is a tremendous relief for Lin Yu-ting. We are pleased that World Boxing's independent medical experts thoroughly reviewed all evidence and confirmed that she has been female since birth, meeting the requirements, with no competitive advantage, and ensuring her rightful place in the women's category. We recognise World Boxing's responsibility to uphold safety and fairness in competition, and we appreciate the professional and rigorous manner in which this matter was handled," the association said in a statement.

Lin has been absent from several international competitions since World Boxing introduced the mandatory sex test in 2025. She has been registered to take part in the upcoming Asian Boxing Championships, which take place in Mongolia from March 29 to April 10, 2026. "Lin Yu-ting's return marks a moment for both her career and the broader sporting community, reinforcing the principles of fairness, transparency and athlete welfare in international boxing," the Chinese Taipei Boxing Association said.