After Lin Yu-hsing (28-TAIWAN) secured a bronze medal in the women's boxing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Bulgarian fighter who lost the match made an "X" with both index fingers in silent protest.

Lin Yi-ting defeated Bulgaria's Svetlana Kamenova Staneva 5-0 (30-27 30-27 29-28 29-28 30-27) in the quarterfinals of the women's 57-kilogram boxing event at the North Paris Arena in Paris, France, on Thursday (local time) to advance to the semifinals.

Boxing awards two bronze medals, so even if Lin lost in the semifinals, she would still be on the podium.

Lin Yuting's semifinal victory means that both athletes involved in the gender controversy at the Paris Olympics will medal.

Algeria's Imane Khalif defeated Hungary's Uner Lutzer Hermory by a 5-0 decision in the quarterfinals of the women's 66-kilogram boxing event on Thursday to advance to the semifinals and secure a bronze medal.

Aside from Lin Yuting's medal win, Staneva's controversial behavior after her defeat was notable.

After the match, she refused to leave the ring and crossed her index fingers to form an "X" shape.

"She did not answer media questions about what the gesture meant," the UK's Guardian and other foreign media speculated, "possibly referring to the XX chromosome, which stands for female."

Her coach, Borislav Georgiev, told the media: "I'm not a medical doctor who can say whether Lin Yuting should play or not, but if she has an XY chromosome (which is a male chromosome), she shouldn't be here."

Lin Yuting and Khalif were disqualified by the International Boxing Association (IBA) at last year's world championships in New Delhi, India.

"Khalif and Lin Yuting have XY chromosomes," IBA president Umar Klemleff claimed in a media interview at the time.

However, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled that Khalif and Lin Yuting had legitimately qualified for the Games and allowed them to compete in Paris, and the gender controversy surrounding the two athletes has continued ever since.

"I've cut off social media and other contacts for this competition," Lin said after the race, adding, "I know that all Taiwanese people are behind me and support me." 카지노사이트