Gender debate according to Olympics
After the Trump advance: Boxing association wants to complain
10.02.2025 – 5:54 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
After a decree by US President Trump, the controversial boxing association wants to legally take action against the IOC. And that in several countries.
The controversial boxing association IBA, excluded from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), sees the decree of US President Donald Trump encouraged to exclude trans people from women’s sports. Its ordinance prove that the IBA has remained steadfast and that boxers are rightly protected against unfair competition, it said in a message from the International Boxing Association, which now also wants to take other legal steps.
The association announced before the IBA boxing world championship of women in Serbia held from March 8th to 16 In addition, similar complaints in France and the USA are to be submitted.
The association has long been in conflict with the IOC, which IBA excluded in the summer of 2023. The association has been suspended since 2019. The reasons from the point of view of the IOC: lack of financial transparency and lack of integrity of the arbitration processes. The IOC organized the Tokyo Olympic Box competitions and in Paris.
At the games in France’s capital, Lin Yu-Ting and Iman Khelif won gold in their weight classes and triggered a gender debate. Both had previously been excluded by the IBA by the 2023 World Cup after controversial gender tests. The association had seen competitive advantages of both boxers compared to other female participants.