Lin Yu-ting joins Imane Khelif with Olympic gold amid gender dispute

Boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan won a gold medal in the women's featherweight division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday night, following Imane Khelif's lead a day earlier with a glittering response to the intense scrutiny faced by both fighters inside the ring and around the world over misconceptions about their womanhood.

Lin routed Julia Szeremeta of Poland 5:0 in the final at Roland Garros, capping her four-fight unbeaten run through Paris by winning Taiwan's first Olympic boxing gold medal.

"I feel incredible," Lin said after her fourth consecutive 5:0 win. "I want to thank everyone who has supported me, and thanks to my team and everyone in Taiwan. They gave me the power."

On Friday, Khelif won Algeria's first women's boxing medal with a decisive victory in the welterweight division final, beating Yang Liu of China.