A boxer deemed a 'biological male' today won against an Italian woman in one of the most controversial Olympic bouts ever. The fight between Italy's Angela Carini and her Algerian opponent Imane Khelif took just 46 seconds.
READ MORE:Olympic bosses dramatically doubled down on their decision to allow two boxers who failed a gender test to compete in Paris - after the opponent of one withdrew from their bout in tears after just 46 seconds.
However the IOC hit back at what it called 'discrimination', saying Khelif, 25, and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, who was also disqualified from the New Delhi competition and is due to fight today , were 'victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA'. 'Every person has the right to practice sport without discrimination,' the IOC said, before highlighting that its rules were based on the rules the IBA had in place before its forced withdrawal in 2023.
Carini returned to the center of the ring and abandoned the bout, leading to Khelif being declared as the winner. 'I got into the ring to fight. But I didn't feel like it anymore after the first minute. I started to feel a strong pain in my nose. I didn't give up, but a punch hurt too much and so I said enough. I'm leaving with my head held high.'
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