The newly formed World Boxing must develop fit-for-purpose rules regarding DSD athletes by 2025, or the sweet science will be struck off the Olympic roster.
Before we go on, two caveats. First, I’m the chairman of the Combat Sports Authority of NSW. That body has the legislative power and responsibility to carefully regulate sports such as amateur boxing, including from a health and safety perspective, insofar as those sports occur within the state.
So – and without meaning for this to sound the way that it will – I know something about boxing and a bit about the machinations of the IOC. In June 2019, a year before the IWF’s fortunes approached their nadir, the IOC suspended its recognition of AIBA due to financial, governance and sports integrity complaints including the contrived and corrupt refereeing and judging of bouts at the Olympics between 2004 and 2016.Just as it did for the IWF, the IOC established mandatory criteria that had to be satisfied before AIBA’s reinstatement would occur.
Second, it’s fairly recognised that for elite sport, whether a person has XX or XY chromosomes isn’t the best measure for eligibility to compete in the female category. Instead, testosterone levels are of particular importance. Certain women, assigned as female at birth and growing up as women, nonetheless can have atypical differences of sex development which include testosterone levels higher than the typical female range, and male chromosomes.
The IBA’s position, as to the truth on any matter of controversy, shouldn’t be accepted in the absence of independent and verifiable evidence. Unless a proper evidentiary basis can be established, the fact each fighter was disqualified by the IBA in its world title tournament in March 2023 must be treated with wariness.
At the other end of the spectrum, there’s no other sport at the Olympics besides boxing in which it’s more vital to get correct the rules that govern the participation of DSD athletes.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Boxing has given itself an uppercut that could knock it out of the OlympicsThe newly formed World Boxing must develop fit-for-purpose rules regarding DSD athletes by 2025, or the sweet science will be struck off the Olympic roster.
Read more »
Boxing has given itself an uppercut that could knock it out of the OlympicsThe newly formed World Boxing must develop fit-for-purpose rules regarding DSD athletes by 2025, or the sweet science will be struck off the Olympic roster.
Read more »
French prosecutors investigate cyber harassment of Paris Olympics boxing champion Imane KhelifFrench prosecutors open an investigation into an online harassment complaint made by Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif after a torrent of criticism and false claims about her gender during the Paris Games.
Read more »
‘The biggest stain on these Olympics’: Boxing champ files legal complaint after ‘online lynching’Olympics: The Olympics debuted a new sport today and Australia's entrant became the laughing stock of the world after a brutal debut.
Read more »
She came to fight for her country, and ended up a punching bag. So did her sportWhat would it mean if boxing disappeared from the Olympics – and frankly, why should you care?
Read more »
She came to fight for her country, and ended up a punching bag. So did her sportWhat would it mean if boxing disappeared from the Olympics – and frankly, why should you care?
Read more »