{"id":179169,"date":"2026-03-26T13:25:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/el-wbc-celebra-y-respalda-la-nueva-politica-de-elegibilidad-genetica-del-comite-olimpico-internacional-coi\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:47:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T19:47:32","slug":"the-wbc-endorses-the-international-olympic-committees-ioc-new-genetic-eligibility-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/the-wbc-endorses-the-international-olympic-committees-ioc-new-genetic-eligibility-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"The WBC Endorses the International Olympic Committee\u2019s (IOC) New Genetic Eligibility Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The WBC Endorses the International Olympic Committee\u2019s (IOC) New Genetic Eligibility Policy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The World Boxing Council\u00a0and its President, Mauricio Sulaim\u00e1n, express their most enthusiastic recognition and total support for the recent decision announced by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)\u00a0regarding eligibility criteria for female categories starting with the 2028 Olympic Games.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The implementation of genetic testing to detect the presence or absence of the SRY gene, represents a historic and necessary step to ensure equity, integrity, and, above all, the safety\u00a0of female athletes on the world\u2019s most prominent sporting stage.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The WBC has been a global pioneer in the defense of women\u2019s boxing, always upholding the premise and promise \u00a0that protecting the physical integrity of combatants is non-negotiable.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>Consequently, since 2024, the WBC implemented this very proposal as a result of evidence-based medical data derived from extensive collaboration with the academic, scientific, and legal communities.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>We believe that the IOC\u2019s determination to limit female categories to &#8220;biological women&#8221;\u00a0through objective methods is the only way to ensure fair competition.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This measure establishes a clear standard that provides permanent certainty to athletes who test negative for the SRY gene, allowing them to focus exclusively on their athletic excellence.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>The WBC reaffirms its commitment to continue working hand-in-hand with international sporting institutions to uphold the values of honesty and protection that define our community.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WBC Endorses the International Olympic Committee\u2019s (IOC) New Genetic Eligibility Policy The World Boxing Council\u00a0and its President, Mauricio Sulaim\u00e1n, express their most enthusiastic recognition and<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":179166,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[122,121,120,68,69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179169","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-main-news","category-news","category-noticias-en","category-principales-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179169"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179169\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbcboxing.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}