This was a big story during the Paris Olympics last year. Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won a gold medal despite controversy surrounding whether Khelif was a man or a woman. Khelif won gold in the women’s 66kg category at last summer’s Olympic Games, having been cleared to compete despite being disqualified from the 2023 world...
World Boxing provided a detailed explanation about the testing in its statement. “The PCR test is a laboratory technique used to detect specific genetic material, in this case the SRY gene, that reveals the presence of the Y chromosome, which is an indicator of biological sex,” it said. “The test can be a be conducted...