[Life] Lin Yu-ting reaches WB Boxing Cup China leg final, aiming for first gold medal since returning to international competition
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In the WB Boxing Cup China leg held in Guiyang, "Taiwan's daughter" Lin Yu-ting defeated the host fighter and former World Championships gold medalist Yang Chen-yu 4-1 in the 60kg semifinals today (20th), and will seek her first gold medal since returning to international competition.
After winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting chose to switch to the women's 60kg category. However, due to the unclear new gender testing regulations from the International Boxing Association, she had a "hiatus" of 19 months without competition. This is only her second international match after changing weight classes; the previous one was the Asian Championships in April, where Lin Yu-ting reached the semifinals and won a bronze medal.
This time, participating in the WB Boxing Cup in China, Lin Yu-ting, the sole remaining Taiwanese representative, faced the 31-year-old host fighter Yang Chen-yu head-on in the semifinals today. After the first round began, she quickly grasped the rhythm, leveraging her height and speed advantage, earning the approval of four judges. Even though she was slightly at a disadvantage in the second and third rounds, Lin Yu-ting withstood the pressure and advanced to the final with a 4-1 victory.
Lin Yu-ting successfully set a record by reaching the WB Boxing Cup final for the first time after changing weight classes. Next, she will face the 24-year-old Kazakh rising star Viktoriya Grafeyeva, a bronze medalist at last year's World Championships, tomorrow, seeking her first gold medal since returning to the international stage.
Coach Zeng Ziqiang assessed in an interview that this semifinal can be called a "prelude to the Asian Games," with the four fighters potentially meeting again at the Nagoya Asian Games. He noted that after moving up a weight class, Lin Yu-ting felt more challenged by her stamina, but fortunately, her speed and rhythm control were still well-executed. He praised his protégé for withstanding the pressure, adding that she needs to improve her physicality for more consistent performance. (Editor: Shen Zhen-jiang)
Source Link: https://www.rti.org.tw/news?uid=3&pid=215669
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