Lin Yu-ting books spot in gold medal match before beaten opponent makes ‘X’ sign

The X sign is thought to be a reference to female XX chromosomes.

MESSAGE: Esra Yildiz Kahraman makes an X sign with her hands after her defeat in the women’s Olympic featherweight semi-final (Peter Byrne/PA)

Lin Yu-ting, one of the fighters thrust into a gender eligibility row at the Olympics, reached the women’s featherweight final before her beaten opponent made an ‘X’ sign with her fingers.

Turkey’s Esra Yildiz Kahraman lost every round on the judges’ scorecards against Chinese Taipei fighter Lin, who joined Algeria middleweight Imane Khelif in reaching a gold medal match at Paris 2024.