The issue of male-born athletes in female sports erupted at the 2024 Paris Olympics when two athletes won women’s boxing gold medals in their weight classes despite being deemed ineligible last year by the International Boxing Association, which said test results showed they have “competitive advantages” over female boxers.
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The International Boxing Association said blood tests conducted a year apart on the two boxers found they were ineligible for the female category, spurring speculation that they may be DSD 46, XY athletes.
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