Controversial Algerian fighter Imane Khelif clashed with Italian Angela Carini in this morning's Olympic welterweight bout.
A boxer deemed a 'biological male' today won against an Italian woman in one of the most controversial Olympic bouts ever.
Ignoring the Algerian, the Italian fighter then plunged to her knees and burst into tears as she said she had never felt such strong blows in a contest before. The female Italian was left reeling from the cross by Algeria's Imane Khelif - who was previously banned from the world championships for being 'biologically male'Khelif clashed with Carini in this morning's Olympic welterweight boutShe said she did not walk away from the fight as a protest against her opponent's inclusion, but that was a decision for the Olympics to consider.
Another female boxer Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan was also disqualified from the 2023 women's boxing world championships for failing a gender eligibility test.The Italian fighter refused the handshake and fell to the canvas and appeared to wipe away a tear. Winner Khelif is pictured in the red as her opponent leaves the ring
Italy's sports minister Andrea Abodi raised concerns about Khelif competing , but Angela Carini was on record as saying that 'respect' of her opponents was her mantra. She received resounding applause from staunch Algerian supporters as she entered the ring, but there were several boos. The fight comes after DNA tests, which are compulsory for boxers, revealed the presence of XY chromosomes, typical of the male sex, in Khelif's DNA 'When he was paralysed I was only two years old. I grew up on his legs, he never made me miss anything. I have never seen him as a different father from the others, the chair on which he is sitting has never divided us, quite the contrary.'
IOC bosses overseeing the Olympics in Paris said Khelif met the eligibility criteria to compete - despite concerns of the boxer's biological sex. Also given the green light to fight is Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan, who was also thrown out of the world championships amid questions about their sex. Elsewhere, Nancy Hogshead – the American swimmer who won three golds at the 1984 Games, waded into the row, claiming that 'gender ideology will get women KILLED'.
'Because that's more or less what the difference is in strength and power between male and female boxers.'Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan will join Khelif in competing at the Paris Olympics this summer For example, a girl might be born with a long clitoris but a closed vagina due to a hormonal condition. DSD charities have also criticised this 'corrective 'approach as it usually driven by societal expectations rather than medical benefit for the patient.
He added: 'They are women in their passports and it's stated that this is the case, that they are female.' Semenya has a condition which means her body naturally produces higher levels of testosterone than normal for women. This controversial document states that athletes with 'sex variations', another term for DSDs, have 'no presumption of advantage' and that they should be allowed to compete in the category of their gender identity.
And boxing did as well, with the International Boxing Association requiring athletes to undergo 'gender assessment'.
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