Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won in just 46 seconds after Italian Angela Carini quit in the 66kg category.
A boxer who was previously banned from competing in the World Championships because she failed testosterone and gender eligibility tests has won her opening Olympic bout after her opponent quit. Algeria's Imane Khelif won in just 46 seconds after Italian Angela Carini quit in the 66kg category on Thursday. The pair had only a few punch exchanges before Carini abandoned the bout - an extremely unusual occurrence in Olympic boxing.
'They are women in their passports and it is stated that is the case.' He added it would be 'invidious and unfair' to discuss details of individual athletes. Algeria's Olympic committee previously condemned the 'baseless' attacks on Khelif. 'COA strongly condemns the unethical targeting and maligning of our esteemed athlete, Imane Khelif, with baseless propaganda from certain foreign media outlets,' it said in a statement.
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