#InternationalOlympicsCommittee Decries “#WitchHunt” As #Boxing #Gender #Row Continues: “This Is A #Minefield

A universal #sex #test – which met with #approval from all #athletic, #political and #scientific #communities – did not exist. #SexTesting of #athletes had been ditched by the #IOC in 1999 after 32 years of documentable #harms against #athletes.

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International Olympics Committee Decries “Witch Hunt” As Boxing Gender Row Continues: “This Is A Minefield”

Fierce debate around the eligibility rules for the women’s boxing competitions at the Olympics continued to dominate media coverage on Friday.

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