Boxer Lin Yu-ting will not participate in the World Championships due to lack of response regarding sex tests.

In a surprising turn of events, Lin Yu-Ting, the gold medal-winning boxer from Taiwan, will not be attending the 2023 World Boxing Championships in Liverpool. This decision comes after a series of controversies surrounding her eligibility.

Last year, Lin was allegedly questioned about her eligibility by the World Boxing (WB) upon her arrival in the UK for a competition. This controversy began in earnest when she was disqualified from the 2023 Women's World Boxing Championships due to a failed sex verification test.

The Chinese Taipei Boxing Association (CTBA) decided to withdraw Lin from the championships to protect its athletes from traveling without a guarantee of participation. The CTBA has been actively reaching out to the WB for clear participation regulations since last month, convening a medical team of experts to discuss sex testing for athletes.

Lin opted out of the World Boxing Cup in June due to a lack of transparency about "complementary measures" regarding the sex test. The WB later announced a mandate for athletes over 18 to take polymerase chain reaction genetic tests to determine their sex at birth and eligibility.

The federation released a confirmation of its sex testing standards on Aug. 20, stating that testing results would directly determine whether the tested athlete is female or male. However, no specific information was provided about upcoming competitions that Lin will attend.

The gender controversy was raised again before and during the Paris Games, where Lin won a gold medal in the women's 57kg boxing. Despite the International Olympic Committee's continued confirmation of her eligibility as a female boxer, Lin dropped out of the Thailand Open games in May due to disagreements over sex testing methods.

The International Boxing Association, which disqualified Lin, was later stripped of Olympic recognition by the International Olympic Committee over governance and financial issues. The WB is expected to issue a decision after holding four to six weeks of discussions on its policies.

The World Boxing president, Boris van der Vorst, apologized for the lack of clear gender testing policies and standards. The CTBA expressed hopes that the WB could respond as soon as possible, as the matter of Lin's eligibility "cannot drag on like this."

The exact timing or outcome of the final decision by World Boxing regarding Lin's eligibility for the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool was not publicly specified. It remains to be seen whether Lin will return to competitive boxing in the near future.

Boxer Lin Yu-ting will not participate in the World Championships due to lack of response regarding sex tests.