Report of the Special Rapporteur on – Violence against women and girls in sports

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, Reem Alsalem, explores the various forms, causes and consequences of violence against women and girls in sports.

Reem Alsalem has stated ‘female athletes are more vulnerable to sustaining serious physical injuries when female-only sports spaces are opened to males’.

Reem reported “the least powerful man produced more power than the most powerful woman” and that where men and women have roughly the same levels of fitness, males’ average punching power has been measured as 162 per cent greater than females

The report highlights the lost opportunities for females when men that identify as women are allowed to participate in women’s sports,

‘So far over 600 female athletes in more than 400 competitions have lost more than 890 medals in 29 different sports’

Critical of the Olympics boxing fiasco Reem’s report stated ‘at the 2024 Paris Olympics, female boxers had to compete against two boxers whose sex as females was seriously contested, but The International Olympic Committee refused to carry out a sex screening. Current  technology enables a reliable sex screening procedure through a simple cheek swab that ensures non-invasiveness, confidentiality and dignity.’

Read The full report here