World Boxing's mandatory genetic sex test is banned in France, save under strict conditions
The French women's team have been barred from the Boxing World Championships in Liverpool because they missed the deadline for sharing gender test results.
World Boxing, the international governing body for amateur boxing, said last month that women wanting to compete in the event, which started on Thursday, would have to undergo mandatory genetic sex testing under its new policy.
Those tests are banned in France so the French boxing federation (FFBoxe) sent the five-member team to a lab in Leeds on Monday to take them.
However, the French federation said on Thursday that the lab would be unable to provide the results in time for its fighters to be eligible for the championships, which take place from 4-14 September in north west England.
