TAIPEI, Aug 3 — Sports fans at a Taipei bar burst into applause when Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting was declared winner in her opening Olympic bout — a victory that comes as...
Harris makes history as first Black and South Asian woman to secure Democratic nomination, set to face Trump in NovemberA screen shows Taiwan ’s Lin Yu-ting is being declared winner against Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova in the women’s 57kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, during a live telecast of Olympic Games at a sports bar in Taipei on August 2, 2024.
Khelif and Lin were disqualified from the 2023 world championships in New Delhi, but both competed in the Tokyo Olympics three years ago and were cleared to fight in Paris.“She hasn’t done anything wrong, that’s the way she is — it’s unnecessary to attack her appearance,” said computer engineer Hannah Huang, who spent her Friday evening cheering for Lin at Taipei sports bar.
“I take it that my opponents may be afraid of my strength, so they just find fault and make a fuss about it. In fact, it will only make me feel that they are more afraid of me, and I will only perform better in the ring,” Lin told a local TV channel.
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