Weltverband boxing forces gender tests: Khelif excluded!
Weltverband boxing forces gender tests: Khelif excluded!
Eindhoven, Niederlande - The Boxing Association World Boxing has now introduced mandatory gender tests for male and female athletes in its competitions. This measure is intended to ensure that all participants compete under the same competitive conditions and the safety of all athletes is guaranteed. The reason for this decision was controversy, in particular around the Olympic champion IMane Khelif, which should not take part in the Eindhoven Box Cup from June 5th to June 10th as part of this new regulation. Khelif must take a genetic gender before it can compete in World Boxing events, which emphasizes the wrong of discrimination due to gender.
The Algerian boxing federation and the athletes are now responsible for carrying out the tests and certifying the chromosomal gender of their athletes. All athletes over the age of 18 are obliged to complete a PCR test to determine the birth of birth and the authorization to compete. This procedure could be carried out using nasal or oral smear, saliva or blood. The test identifies the Sry gene, which is characteristic of the existence of the Y chromosome and thus represents a biological marker of the gender. sueddeutsche.de especially in response to the exclusion of Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting from Taipeh from the 2023 World Cup by the unknown association IBA. IBA had said that both boxers had not fulfilled the participation criteria and thereby had a competitive advantage.
reactions to the new rules
The WORLD Boxing measures have already triggered broad discussions. While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) described the exclusion of Khelif and Lin as a "arbitrary decision without proper procedure", both athletes were ultimately admitted to participation in the Olympic Games in Paris, where they were able to win gold medals. This not only illustrates the complexity of the topic, but also the challenges that arise from the new requirements. IOC boss Thomas Bach has expressed the desire to keep boxing in the Olympic program, but only with a reliable partner in terms of discussions and plans for future games.
The history of gender checks in sport is complex and has changed significantly over the decades. The first tests were carried out in international competitions in 1946, with these reviews initially included invasive methods. In recent years there have been more and more critical consideration of these practices, especially after various associations have argued against the high costs and the ineffectiveness of such tests. DetailsOrt Eindhoven, Niederlande Quellen
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