IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Session information
Post-Olympics – “women in sport” case study in female boxing
Thursday 6 November (1115 - 1230)
Committee(s)
Diversity and Equality Law Committee
(Lead)
LGBTQI+ Law Committee
Description
Is the situation in women’s boxing during the last Olympic Games a case of discrimination and harassment of female athletes, or are the allegations justified measures aimed at levelling the playing field in sports competition? This panel will also cover other current issues relating to women in sports and the associated legal implications: income (especially, how to accelerate equality), maternity, sexism, trolling.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| D'Arcy Kemnitz | National LGBT Bar Association, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Bjoern Otto | CMS Germany, Cologne, Germany |
Speakers
| James Bunting | Tyr LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Dasha Peregoudova | Aird & Berlis, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Diversity and Inclusion Officer, North American Regional Forum |
| Zhifan Xing | Beijing DHH (Shanghai) Law Firm, Shanghai, China |
| Ellen Zavian | George Washington University Law School, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |