Then, without anybody else in the ring with her, Kahraman made the X sign for the spectators and photographers.
After Lin’s unanimous quarterfinal victory, she wasn’t the first to do this; Svetlana Staneva, Lin’s former opponent, did the same thing.
In contrast to the male XY chromosome, the X sign is said to stand for the XX chromosome, which is the structure of the female chromosome.
Some think the gesture has something to do with the 2023 decision by the International Boxing Association (IBA) to ban Lin and Imane Khelif of Algeria, who has also advanced to a gold medal match.
Both boxers were found to have the XY chromosome by the International Boxing Association after gender eligibility testing conducted at the 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championships.
