India, Aug. 22 -- The governing body of World Boxing announced this week that all athletes competing in the women's division at its 2026 World Championships will undergo mandatory sex testing. The decision builds on the organisation's previously announced policy and aims to set a uniform eligibility standard for women's boxing competitors.

The testing will involve a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or an equivalent genetic screening test to determine the presence or absence of Y chromosome material, which World Boxing will use to define an athlete's biological sex at birth. National federations will be tasked with conducting the tests and submitting the results before the competition, which is scheduled to take place in early September 20...