Gender-row boxer Lin Yu-ting’s coach said the Chinese Taipei Olympic champion would target Asian Games gold after stepping up in weight and winning bronze in her first event since the Paris Olympics.
Lin, who won gold at 57kg at the 2024 Games, was cleared last month by World Boxing to resume competition at the Asian Elite Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, after passing a gender test.
She reached the semi-final of the 60kg class but lost to North Korea’s Won Un-gyong.
Her coach, Tseng Tzu-chiang, said that Lin would aim for a second Asian Games gold in Japan later this year after her comeback “breakthrough” this week, having won the 57kg class in Hangzhou in 2023.
“Changing weight class is inherently a challenge. Having new competitors is a great way to challenge yourself,” Tseng said.
“It’s definitely a fantastic opportunity because we’ve never encountered any opponents in this weight class before.