Lin Yu-ting slams 'false' gender test and says she's quizzed in the bathroom amid Olympics boxing row
Lin Yu-ting has claimed the IBA's gender test was 'false' amid the current controversy surrounding her involvement at the Olympics
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Lin Yu-ting has slammed the International Boxing Association and claimed she has been attacked with a 'false' gender test amid the row currently engulfing the Olympics in France.
The Taiwan star has made the final of the games, with the 28-year-old set to go up against Julia Szeremeta on Saturday.
Lin was previously forced out of the Boxing World Championships last year after failing the IBA's test, which is confidential.
Speaking to CNA English News, the Taiwanese star insists she has nothing to hide and that her conscience 'is clear'.
Lin Yu-ting has claimed the IBA's gender test was 'false' amid the current controversy surrounding her involvement at the Olympics
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And she also has a message for her 'haters', saying she doesn't care what they have to say.
"Of course it annoys you when reading some remarks, but all we can do is tell ourselves we can't control what they say," she said.
"Let them talk the talk, but I have a clear conscience on this.
"After all, we have proven it false (the IBA's test), and the process didn't follow any standards, but there was still a fuss.
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"I wonder if they were deliberately going after me. I was confused. It was kind of ridiculous.
"What I cared about most was I was stripped of a medal (she had won bronze) despite working hard and a source of income was gone.
"As for what others or the haters said, I don't really care."
There were chaotic scenes on Monday when Umar Kremlev, the head of the IBA, labelled both Lin and Imane Khelif 'men'.
The IBA have been discredited by the International Olympic Committee but that didn't stop the governing body from saying Lin had male XY chromosomes, while also saying blood tests indicated she was a man.
Kremlev also said: "We don't verify what they have between their legs. We don't know if they were born like that, or if some changes were made.
"The second tests confirmed the first tests.
"If people have doubts, refer to them. They can make their own tests."
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Lin Yu-ting has strongly defended herself amid the controversy at the Olympics
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Lin says she's often quizzed when going to the bathroom - but says she won't be changing the way she looks.
"I would say it's probably because of my appearance. It draws a lot of attention," she admitted.
"Sometimes when I go to the restroom, I get asked: 'Is that the right one?' Then I would tell them I'm a woman.
"It's probably also because of my height and hairstyle. I would say I've always just been who I am.
Lin Yu-ting has revealed she's often quizzed when going to the bathroom but the Olympics star won't change for anybody
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"After all, I'm a boxer. I want to pursue better results and better achievements. I would prefer to focus on improving my performance.
"If I wore my hair long, I would have had to spend a lot of time fixing it and I might not have had the time to rest between my morning and afternoon routines.
"Without the proper rest, how could I train hard? As for the media, they like to package it this way. I can't control it this way. After all, we live in such a free and democratic society. Everyone has freedom of speech.
"You can say what you want to say, but I can also decide what I want to do. I don't have to cater to your stereotypes."