Each pion has isospin 1 and $I_3=-1$. The two-pion final state has $I_3=-2$. Adding two isospin-1 particles permits I = 0, 1 or 2, and only I = 2 can have projection −2. Strong decay conserves isospin, so the parent Y must also have I = 2.
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