30 Aug 2022

Boxing New Zealand wants category for transgender athletes

From Morning Report, 6:46 am on 30 August 2022

Boxing New Zealand wants to create a separate open category for transgender athletes in Olympic style competition boxing.

The executive board of our only amateur boxing organisation disagrees with Sport New Zealand's position that athletes should be allowed to self-identify which sex category they compete in.

Boxing New Zealand president Steve Hartley spoke to Māni Dunlop.