Another controversial day at the 2024 Paris Olympics Games after a female Italian Boxer halts her bout after just 46 seconds against her ‘biologically male’ Algerian opponent. Angela Carini shouted ‘this is unjust’ before going down on her knees and forfeiting her fight against her Algerian counterpart, Imane Khelif. Speaking after the fight, which she lost, the 25-year-old Italian boxer defended her actions stating that she was ‘saving her life’.
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After just 46 seconds into the first round of their boxing match at the Paris Olympics, Carini quit. This was after being rocked by double punches from her previously banned Algerian opponent. The Italian further revealed that she couldn’t carry on due to server pain in her nose, which was already dripping from the punches. She accepted defeat and watched her Olympic dream fly away. She made it clear that her priority at that moment was to safeguard her life from what she referred to as an ‘unfair fight’.
Backlash Following The Controversial Event
It is speculated that the fight is set to go down as one of the most controversial Olympic events in history. Several figures have been taken aback by the incident and most people are fierce about the fact that it was even allowed to happen. Some of the people who reacted immediately include:
- JK Rowling;
- Sharron Davies;
- Liz Truss;
Imane Khelif Failed Her Testosterone Tests
Before coming to the 2024 Paris Olympics, Khelif had failed her testosterone tests, which are meant to verify gender qualifications. This led to the Algerian boxer being expelled from the world championships last year.