By Julien Pretot

PARIS -French female boxers have been barred from competing in the inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after failing to meet a deadline for a genetic sex test that the French Boxing Federation (FFBoxe) said was incompatible with French law.

World Boxing, which issued a list of competitors for Thursday’s opening rounds with no French entrants included, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the matter.

FFBoxe said it was informed on July 21 that all female athletes needed to provide results of a “femininity test” during registration for the competition, which started on Thursday.

French law prohibits the federation from conducting the tests domestically or abroad without a medical prescription, FFBoxe said, prompting it to turn to a labora

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