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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

Mandatory genetic testing in sport not justified, ethical or viable – academics

Algeria’s Imane Khelif won Olympic welterweight gold amid allegations she had been disqualified from last year’s World Championships on gender eligibility grounds (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Mandatory testing of sex chromosomes in sport is neither justified, ethical nor viable, a group of academics say.

Safety and fairness in female sport was one of the most prominent topics at this summer’s Olympic Games, where boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu Ting took gold in the women’s welterweight and featherweight categories respectively.

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