Olympic featherweight champion Lin Yu-ting has been granted clearance to return to international competition after World Boxing confirmed she had successfully navigated the governing body's mandatory sex testing requirements.
The 30-year-old Chinese Taipei boxer, who claimed gold at the 2024 Paris Games, will now be permitted to participate in women's category events sanctioned by the organisation.
World Boxing announced the decision on Friday following an appeal process initiated on Lin's behalf.
The two-time world champion has been registered for the forthcoming Asian Boxing Championships, scheduled to take place in Mongolia from 29 March to 10 April.
Lin Yu-ting followed in the footsteps of Imane Khelif by winning gold at the Paris Olympics | REUTERSLin's triumph in Paris was overshadowed by a fierce eligibility dispute that also engulfed Algeria's welterweight gold medallist Imane Khelif.
Both fighters had been barred from the 2023 World Championships by the International Boxing Association, which claimed they had not satisfied the criteria for women's competition.
The IBA was subsequently stripped of its Olympic recognition by the International Olympic Committee over governance and integrity concerns, with the IOC assuming control of boxing at the Paris tournament.
Following the Games, World Boxing assumed governance of the sport at Olympic level and introduced fresh eligibility requirements in August 2025.
The new policy mandates genetic testing for all competitors over 18 to establish biological sex at birth.
Lin Yu-ting expressed a desire to fight in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics | PALin had been absent from several international tournaments since World Boxing implemented its testing regime last summer.
The Chinese Taipei Boxing Association subsequently mounted an appeal, furnishing the governing body with comprehensive medical documentation.
World Boxing's Medical Committee undertook a thorough evaluation of the submitted evidence before reaching its determination.
The panel concluded that Lin qualified as female and was therefore entitled to compete in the women's division.
The CTBA stated that independent medical experts had "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."
Lin Yu-ting was at the centre of controversy at the Olympics
| GETTYTom Dielen, World Boxing's secretary general, acknowledged the strain the process had placed on all parties involved.
"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," he said.
The CTBA welcomed the outcome with evident satisfaction.
"This is a tremendous relief for Lin Yu-ting," the federation declared, adding that it appreciated "the professional and rigorous manner in which this matter was handled."