Julia Szeremeta was not one of the favorites, but she performed brilliantly at the Olympic Games in Paris and won the silver medal in the 57 kilogram category. final she lost to Lin Yu-Ting, an athlete who had been causing huge controversy throughout the games.
Yu-Ting will be selected for the 2023 World Championships disqualifiedand the IBA federation – headed by Russian Umar Kremlev – reported that the Taiwanese woman allegedly had XY chromosomes (a pair of chromosomes present in most men) and an elevated testosterone level. However, no evidence of this has been presented so far. The IOC considered the tests unreliable, and even had doubts whether they existed at all. The whole affair is still being talked about.
Lin Yu-Ting to lose gold medal to Julia Szeremeta? Polish coach speaks out. “About three months”
Recently, Szremeta herself heated up the situation. – There is such a chance. I did not focus on it, but there is such a chance. We will see in the future how it will turn out and how it will all be resolved – the Polish woman spoke about the possible disqualification of her rival and taking away her gold. Fans began to hope that Szeremeta could actually become a gold medalist at the Games.
Now the coach has spoken out on the matter. Polish boxers and explained a very important issue. – I know that both Yu-Ting and Imane Khelif were tested after the final fights of the games. The waiting time for the results of hormonal tests is about three months – said Tomasz Dylak in an interview with WP SportoweFakty.
Dylak is focused on the future, but he doesn't rule out the possibility of a change in the verdict, which would result in awarding the gold to his protégé. – We know that the case is quite controversial, so there is a percentage chance that the final results will change. But we are definitely not involved in this, we can't even do anything about it. Everything is on the IOC's side, they were the ones who conducted the tests – the coach summed up.
If the wait for the results lasts three months, the world should know them in November. For now, Julia Szeremeta is a silver medalist at the Olympic Games in Paris, and Lin Yu-Ting is enjoying a gold medal.