Boxer Imane Khelif Gets Apology from Opponent Angela Carini Amid Gender Controversy at Olympics 2024
justjared.comAlgerian boxer Imane Khelif has been surrounded by controversy following her Olympics win against Italian boxer Angela Carini, with many prominent public figures questioning her gender identity.
Now, Angela is apologizing to Imane. The controversy began earlier this week after Angela decided to quit her match against Imane after competing for less than a minute.
After quitting, she didn’t shake Imane‘s hand and was seen crying as she sunk to her knees in the ring. “I felt a severe pain in my nose, and with the maturity of a boxer, I said ‘enough,’ because I didn’t want to, I didn’t want to, I couldn’t finish the match,” Angela said moments after the match. Imane‘s gender came into question after the match when it was revealed that she was disqualified from a world championship match in 2023 for failing an unspecified gender eligibility test.
The boxer reportedly had elevated levels of testosterone. Imane has faced accusations that she was born male and transitioned to female, but she was assigned female at birth and also lives in a country where it’s illegal to transition.
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