World Boxing to have mandatory sex testing to keep males out of women's competitions

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World Boxing, the international governing body for the sport of boxing, announced a new policy on Wednesday that introduces mandatory sex testing to ensure only females compete in the women's category. 

The change came a year after the world watched Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, two boxers who previously failed sex tests, win women's Olympic boxing gold medals in Paris. 

The Khelif and Yu-ting's gold medal runs prompted global backlash and controversy amid rising concerns over males competing in women's sports. Now, World Boxing has introduced a policy that will effectively prevent similar incidents from occurring at future events. 

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Imane Khelif from Algeria and Luca Anna Hamori from Hungary fight each other.  (Sina Schuldt/picture alliance via Getty Images)

"World Boxing respects the dignity of all individuals and is keen to ensure it is as inclusive as possible, yet in a combat sport like boxing, we have a duty of care to deliver safety and competitiveness fairness which are the key principles that have guided the development and creation of this policy," World Boxing President Boris van der Vorst said in an announcement. 

"It has been a long and detailed process, but it was vital that we examined all of the medical, legal and sporting issues raised by this issue and I am confident that in introducing testing to certify the eligibility of an athlete to compete as a male or female, the new policy on ‘Sex Age and Weight’ will deliver sporting integrity and protect the safety of all participants.

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