Yeah, she was too masculine looking for the Russians who ran the IBA.
The IOC told the IBA to take a hike.
Lin was registered female at birth, New Taipei City Councilor Cho Kuan-ting (卓冠廷) said in a
Facebook post on Wednesday. Lin’s national identification number begins with a “2,” the designation for females, while males are assigned a “1.” The number cannot be altered, according to
Hsinchu City Government.
Lin has been competing in female boxing competitions since she was in middle school, per
Lin's middle school documentary by New Taipei Municipal Yingge Junior High School. The first time in Taiwan's sports history that transgender middle and high school athletes have been explicitly allowed to participate was in Taiwan's 2023 National High School Games, per the
Ministry of Education.