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This Thursday's boxing match between Imane Khelif of Algeria and Angela Carini of Italy has become the biggest story at the Olympics so far.  Khelif, who missed the 2023 World Boxing Championships because of gender eligibility issues, defeated Carini in just 46 seconds.  Carini told ...

Video: Here's The Punch That Ended Controversial Women's Boxing Match Thursday

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 Italian boxer Angela Carini says she quit the highly contentious Olympic match between her and Algeria's Imane Khelifhas after just 46 seconds because she “never felt a punch like this”.The Italian insisted she was not making a political statement and refusing to fight Khelif, but rather her nose “hurt so much”.Khelif, who failed a testosterone test at last year's World Championships, was allowed to compete despite being banned from a gold-medal bout in Delhi by the International Boxing Association. The IBA cited Khelif's failure of biochemical tests in two consecutive years.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is now facing mounting...

Italian boxer 'never felt punch like this' as she quit Olympic bout against athlete who failed 'gender test'

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The top U.N. expert on violence against women joined in a surge of online outrage after an Italian Olympic boxer forfeited a fight against an athlete who had previously been declared ineligible for women’s competition.The fight between Angela Carini and Algerian Imane Khelif lasted just 46 seconds before the Italian, having been hit with two fierce punches to the face, one of which dislodged her chinstrap, decided she couldn’t take it any more.The 25-year-old welterweight was in tears as Khelif celebrated her victory, screaming in the ring: “Non è giusto!” which translates to “It’s not fair.”Khelif, also 25, reached the...

Gender War as Female Boxing Match Ends After 46 Seconds

The Associated Press

VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout on Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds. Khelif was disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing an unspecified gender eligibility test, and her presence at the Paris Olympics has become a divisive issue.

Imane Khelif, Algeria boxer who had gender test issue, wins first Olympic fight when opponent quits

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Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - The gender eligibility furore surrounding Imane Khelif's participation in the Paris Olympics is of little concern to the Algerian boxer's next opponent, Hungarian Luca Anna Hamori, who said she was focusing purely on the bout.

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Women’s boxer Angela Carini of Italy took on a controversial opponent on Thursday at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as Imane Khelif of Algeria was allowed to compete despite failing gender eligibility tests at the 2023 World Championships. Carini broke her silence on the issue after pulling out of the match just 46 seconds into the fight.

Olympic women’s boxer breaks silence after facing ‘a man’

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Algerian alleged transgender boxer Imane Khelif has won her first Paris 2024 bout after her opponent withdrew after breaking down in tears just 46 seconds into fight

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Earlier this Thursday, Algerian boxer Imane Khelif crushed Angela Carini at the Olympics. Their bout only lasted 46 seconds.   There's a ton of controversy surrounding Khelif because last year she failed to pass the gender eligibility tests at the 2023 World Boxing Championships. It ...

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Imane Khelif has raised eyebrows at the Paris Olympics after making Italian opponent Angela Carini abandon their women’s welterweight boxing match.

Khelif is a name to know in women’s boxing after previously being mired in gender controversy.

Here’s a rundown of what to know about Khelif.



She’s from Algeria

Khelif was born in Tiaret, Algeria, and represents them on an international stage. She’s 25 years old and competes in the women’s 66-kg light welterweight division.

She’s been in 14 boxing matches, posting a 9-5 record in official competitions.

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Khelif fought for Algeria...

Meet Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer in gender eligibility controversy at Paris Olympics

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Imane Khelif of Algeria, whose presence at the Paris Olympics has become a divisive issue after she previously failed an unspecified gender eligibility test, won her opening boxing bout when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after 46 seconds.

Boxer who faced gender questions wins when rival quits fight

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Angela Carini of Italy explained why she abandoned her match against Algeria's Imane Khelif on Thursday at the Paris Olympics amid swirling controversy.

Italian boxer breaks silence after abandoning Olympic bout against fighter in gender controversy

Imane Khelif, one of two female boxers disqualified from 2023 world championships for failing gender eligibility test, has opponent quit after one punch.

Olympic boxer at center of gender eligibility controversy wins bizarre first bout

The US Sun

IMANE Khelif has been cleared to compete at the Olympics, despite previously being banned for failing a gender test. Here’s everything we know about the fighter, whose opponent left the ring after less than a minute at Paris 2024. Who is 2024 Olympics boxer Imane Khelif? Imane Khelif, 25, was cleared to compete in the […]

Who is 2024 Olympics boxer Imane Khelif?

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Algerian Boxer Who Had Gender-Test Issue Wins Olympic Bout When Opponent Quits

VILLEPINTE, France — Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds. Khelif...

Algerian Boxer Who Had Gender-Test Issue Wins Olympic Bout When Opponent Quits

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