Lin Yu-ting wins Olympic gold at featherweight
LIN Yu-ting won a featherweight gold medal, defeating Poland’s Julia Szeremeta by unanimous decision.
It was a real clash of styles. Szeremeta’s hands down, confident swagger against Lin’s taller, upright, rangy stance. Lin was the significantly more experienced woman. Similar to Imane Khelif, who won gold last night, Lin Yu-ting has had to contend with a firestorm of issues.
Following a solid 5-0 opening round, Lin opened the second round behind her telephone pole left jab. Szeremeta searched desperately for a big equalising shot, but her chin was often in range for Lin’s scything inside shots. Those earned the Chinese Taipei fighter a second session sweep.
Szeremeta needed a stoppage as Lin came out southpaw in the third, bloodying Szeremeta’s nose. Lin floated home to take gold by complete shutout. Szeremeta’s silver marks the first-ever female boxing medal win for Poland.
