Lin Yu-Ting Advances to Gold Medal Fight as Another Opponent Makes ‘X’ Gesture in Olympics Gender Controversy

Lin Yu-ting could be taking gold home from Paris after a gender controversy has consumed most of her Olympic experience.

The boxer from Taiwan will win at least a silver medal after defeating Esra Yildiz Kahraman of Turkey in one of the women’s 57-kilogram semifinal matches.

Despite an aggressive strategy from Yildiz Kahraman with several combinations to hopefully gain some advantage over the 5-foot-9 Yu-ting, it wasn’t enough.

Yu-ting went on to cruise to another dominant 5-0 victory for a shot at a gold medal against Poland’s Julia Szeremeta.

Yildiz Kahraman, who will receive a bronze medal, repeated a previously used gesture to spoil the moment for the two-time Olympian. (Read more from “Lin Yu-Ting Advances to Gold Medal Fight as Another Opponent Makes ‘X’ Gesture in Olympics Gender Controversy” HERE)