New Category Proposed in Boxing for Transgender and Intersex Competitors

The controversy surrounding trans and intersex women in the women’s boxing tournament at the Paris Olympics may soon have a resolution. Gabriel Martelli, director of the coaching committee at the International Boxing Association, suggested that introducing a third category in boxing is under consideration. This new category would be specifically for transgender athletes and those born with female external characteristics but possessing male XY chromosomes, addressing the issue that led to the scandal involving Algerian Imane Khelif and Taiwanese Lin Yu-ting at Paris 2024.

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