Imane Khelif pulls out from match after new rule to undergo mandatory sex testing
This comes after Olympic gold medalist boxer Imane Khelif has pulled out of her next competition because of the announcement.
Ms MacSween claims the old 'gender ridiculous stuff' of men competing against women was unfair.
'Bit of hope for those of us who have actually been despairing about what this trend has been,' Ms MacSween told Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus.
'Thank goodness that they're waking up to themselves.'
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