Algeria's Imane Khelif, Who Failed Gender Test, Advances to Women's 66 Kg Boxing Quarterfinal After Italian Opponent Angela Carini Quits Bout (Watch Video)
The bout lasted for just 46 seconds before the Italian abandoned the contest. Imane Khelif had failed a gender test at the 2023 World Championships.
A controversy broke out at the Paris Olympics 2024 after Italy's Angela Carini called off her Women's 66kg boxing bout against Algeria's Imane Khelif, who failed a gender test. In a video which has been doing the rounds on social media, Khelif is seen landing a punch on Carini and the Italian immediately went to her corner, signalling that she would not carry on with this fight. Khelif, for the record, had failed a gender test at the World Championships last year, and there has already been a lot of talk already on how the International Olympic Committee (IOC) could allow the Algerian to compete against a woman. Nigerian Sprinter Favour Olifi Reveals She Has Been Left Out of Women’s 100 M Event at Paris Olympics 2024 After Officials Miss Out on Registering Her Name.
Imane Khelif, Who Failed Gender Test, Advances to Boxing QFs After Opponent Quits
Female Italian boxer Angela Carini (blue) had to withdraw from the box match against Algeria‘s biological male Imane Khelif (red) at Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Calini abandoned the fight after just 45 seconds.
Khelif has XY (male) chromosomes. pic.twitter.com/CQPCeSXGU9
— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 1, 2024
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