French women's boxing team barred from world championships after late gender tests

Off to a terrible start with the WBO apparently. I'm so freaking tired of hearing about 'gender testing.'

This event is on today (like it's halfway through day 1 right now), so this is a super last minute decision.

If the championship demands a test that is illegal in France, it sounds to me like the French should be preparing to split the championship. Who needs gender segregation anyway? Gender is just one variable, why should it be SO fucking determinant? Use any of the multiple other ability markers, like the ones used in the Paralympics, to create interesting level-field fights.

The French women's team have been barred from the World Boxing Championships because the results of their gender tests were not delivered on time, the French Federation (FFBoxe) said Thursday, September 2.