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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

World Boxing accused of gender test ‘betrayal’ by French federation

France’s women’s team are absent from the World Boxing Championships (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

The French federation has accused World Boxing of a “betrayal” after the country’s women’s team were barred from entry to the World Championships in Liverpool because gender test results were not received on time.

The testing has become mandatory for entry to the female category after the sport was rocked by the controversy surrounding Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting at last summer’s Olympics.

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