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French Women's Boxing Team Barred From World Champs Over Late Gender Test Results

The sport of boxing has been rocked by the introduction of gender testing (Credit: AFP)

The French women's team have been barred from the boxing world championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time, the French Federation (FFBoxe) said Thursday.

World Boxing said last month women wanting to compete in the event in Liverpool that starts on Thursday would have to undergo mandatory genetic sex testing under its new policy.

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