Fresh Olympics gender boxing row erupts as defeated Bulgarian fighter 'makes female chromosomes gesture' in the ring after being beaten by 'biologically male' Lin Yu-Ting at the Paris games

The 2nd gender statement boxer who coming won a badge has been plunged into a caller contention by her opponent.

Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan hit Bulgaria's Svetlanak Staneva successful nan quarter-final of nan womens' 57kg category.

But pictures show Staneva making 2 'Xs pinch her scale fingers which look to beryllium making a remark astir her opponents sex, which has been nan centre of a immense large wind astatine nan Olympics.

Yu-Ting has been accused of being a man, by nan International Boxing Federation aft failing gender eligibility tests successful nan world championships successful India past year.

Male chromosomes are designated by an X and a Y, while females person 2 X's. 

But 1 spectator said: 'it's rather shocking if that's what she meant. That she is saying she is simply a female and her force isn't. 

'It's much surprising, because she held nan ropes unfastened for Yu-Ting to time off nan ringing which was respectful.'

The 2 fighters did not initially touch gloves, but nan victor went complete to nan loser and touched her connected nan enarthrosis aft she had circled nan ring.

Syaneva near nan North Paris boxing arena without commenting.

Following nan bout, Yu-Ting refused to beryllium drawn into nan ongoing controversy. 

She said: 'I person received galore messages of support from my state and from group successful Paris. I convey them.

'But I person not been capable to publication them because I person unopen down my societal media.

'I americium going to support going and going to nan golden medal. I person won a bronze medal, but I want to triumph nan gold.'

She made nary remark connected nan contention surrounding her engagement successful nan Olympics.

She is nan 2nd boxer to look questions complete whether she should beryllium allowed to compete successful nan womens' games. 

The first was 25-year-old Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who was thrust into nan spotlight aft her Italian opponent, Angela Carini, was reduced to tears and discontinue their lucifer aft conscionable 46 seconds. 

Carini, who suffered a suspected surgery nose, was heard screaming 'it's not right, it's not right' arsenic she near nan ring. 

She later told reporters that she had ne'er been punched truthful difficult successful her career. 

But she later said nan regrets really she handled nan aftermath of nan fight.  

'I'm sorry for my opponent, too. If nan IOC said she tin fight, I respect that decision.

'It wasn't thing I intended to do [not shingle her hand]. Actually, I want to apologise to her and everyone else. I was angry because my Olympics had gone up successful smoke. I don't person thing against Khelif. Actually, if I were to meet her again I would clasp her.'