Olympics | Angela Carini speaks out in tears after withdrawing from fight against boxer who failed gender tests: ‘I had to save my life’

There is a lot of controversy in the Olympic Games after what happened this Thursday in women’s boxing. The Italian boxer Angela Carini decided to withdraw from his fight against the Algerian Imane Khelif after 45 seconds in the ring.

The transalpine entered the ring and exchanged some blows with her rival, who was disqualified from the championship last year. World Amateur Women’s Boxing Championship failing the gender tests, Carini received a right hook that forced her to retire.

Controversy at the Olympic Games

After the protection was placed in her corner, she tried to continue with the fight, but when she saw that she was outnumbered by her rival, she announced her retirement, a fact that has gone around the world due to the condition of the Algerian.

In tests carried out in 2023 at Imane Khelif She was found to have high levels of testosterone. In addition, the Algerian boxer was found to have XY chromosomes (which identify men) from birth, not YY (for women).

Despite failing gender tests in 2023 and having high levels of testosterone, the International Olympic Committee allowed him to fight in these Olympic Games considering that “the testosterone level is within the parameters” established in the regulations.

Carini complains

Angela Carini, Helpless to lose the welterweight fight (63.5 to 66.6 kg), he did not even want to greet his rival after the fight, tried to let go of the judge’s hand and broke down in tears in the middle of the ring after saying goodbye to the Olympic Games.

Amidst her sadness, the boxer spoke about the situation and said that from the first blow she felt that it was not safe to continue and that her safety was in danger. “I couldn’t continue. My nose hurt a lot and I said: ‘Stop’. It’s better not to continue. My nose started to drip from the first blow,” she said.

The boxer said that quitting was the best way to avoid risking her life: “It could have been the fight of my life, but at that moment, I also had to save my life.”

In the ring, while her rival was declared the winner, the Italian repeatedly said that it was “not fair” what was happening at the Games, which have been the subject of much controversy since before the opening.

Finally, he explained that he had never felt a blow of such power and force, and sent a message to the Committee: “I have never been hit so hard in my life. It is up to the International Olympic Committee to judge.”

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