Italy’s Angela Carini quit the fight against Algeria’s Imane Khelif after 46 seconds
The next opponent of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has spoken out following Italian boxer Angela Carini quit the fight after just 46 seconds.
Khelif had previously failed a so-called ‘gender eligibility test’ carried out by the International Boxing Association (IBA).
The IBA has not had any part in checking the eligibility of athletes for the Olympics after being stripped of its status as the sport’s world governing body by the International Olympic Committee in 2023, with the BBC writing it was over ‘governance issues and alleged corruption.’
The unspecified test carried out by the since discredited sporting body claimed that Khelif had XY chromosomes, which are typically associated with men, and had elevated levels of testosterone.
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