Lin Yuting is one of the people at the center of the Olympic qualification controversy. She has entered the women’s featherweight final.
She defeated Turkey’s Esra Yildiz Kahraman on points in the 57kg semifinals at the French Open in Paris on Wednesday.
Last year, Taiwanese boxer Lin and Algeria’s Imane Khalif were disqualified from the world championships due to an unspecified qualification test conducted by the IBA.
Both had several fights in the World Boxing Championships before the International Boxing Association disqualified them from the competition, and both Lin and Khalif met the International Olympic Committee’s criteria for participation in the Olympics. However, that hasn’t stopped controversy from erupting on social media against both boxers.
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Despite all the scrutiny and pressure, neither man has let it derail their progress in the championship. Jeremy Lin defeated Turkey’s Yildiz Kahraman by unanimous decision and won a spot in the 57kg finals.
Yildiz Kahraman rushed forward, trying to offset Lin’s height and reach advantage, and threw punches at the towering Taiwanese boxer. But once Lin locked up the first round on the referee’s card, she made sure to move and punch at distance, trap her opponent with neat uppercuts, and land punches in the final round as the ideas and energy seemed to come from It leaked from the Turks.
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The audience in the spectacular arena gave Lin a standing ovation when she arrived at the event, and their support for her was even louder when her victory was announced. When leaving the field, Jeremy Lin bowed deeply to the audience.
However, Yildiz Kahraman was pictured crossing his fingers and making an “X” sign after the game. When asked to explain the gesture, her only response in English was “no comment.”
Turkey’s Esra Yildiz Kahraman made an “X” with her hands after losing to Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yuting
Mr. Lin did not mention the incident afterwards.
“I’m going to use everything I’ve learned in my life to be the best I can be in the next game,” she said. “I was one game away from my gold medal goal. I really enjoyed that game.
“Every athlete here is one of the best in the world, so I have to do my best to prepare for the final.
“The feeling of getting into the gold medal match is a feeling of gratitude that I have made it this far. After being eliminated in the first round at the Tokyo Olympics, reaching the finals was a difficult journey.
“Thank you to all the supporters who have supported and encouraged me along the way. I will do my best to repay them in the finals.”
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IOC president Thomas Bach said they would not engage in “politically motivated wars” and called the treatment of Olympic boxers on social media “completely unacceptable”
Lin will face Poland’s Julia Szeremeta in the 57kg final on Saturday. In Wednesday’s other semifinal, Seremeta unexpectedly defeated Filipino Nesty Petecio, a formidable world champion and arguably the gold medalist in the weight class. Main competitors.
Petsio defeated Jeremy Lin in the last Olympics.
Petesio, who bowed out of the tournament with a bronze medal, did express her support for Lin’s Olympic bid and said she should be allowed to compete in boxing.
“Yeah, she’s one of the very strong contenders here,” Pitcio said. “I had hoped to see her in the final, but unfortunately not now.”
