After the debacle at the Paris Olympics where two boxers with XY chromosomes battled for women’s boxing crowns, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Back told reporters that there was no “scientifically solid” method for determining whether an athlete is a man or a woman.
Referring to the 2028 Summer Olympics scheduled for Los Angeles, California, a reporter queried Bach, “There is no sign of the national federations sorting themselves out. Surely you must be worried boxing won’t be there in LA.”
“I will not speculate the position is very clear,” Bach replied. “The IOC will not organize boxing in LA without a reliab …