Another controversy erupts at the Paris Olympics as a biological male decimated a female boxer in a match. In a shocking and heartbreaking moment at the Paris Olympics, Italian boxer Angela Carini broke down in tears after she abandoned her bout against Algerian ,Imane Khielf after just 46 seconds in a fight. The Internet ragged over how the IOC allowed the fight, and this has sparked a huge controversy at the Olympics.
Who is Imane Khielf?
A UNICEF ambassador, 25-year-old Imane hails from Tiaret, Algeria. Khielf made her boxing debut in the 2018 World Championship. Trouble started for Khielf in 2023, after she failed the gender eligibility test and was disqualified from the women’s world championship. Based on the DNA test, it was proven that she has xy chromosomes, and this is a biological male.
However, as per the IOC, since Khielf’s passport has female written on it, she is eligible to fight in the women’s division. Earlier, the boxer also competed in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where she was eliminated in the quarterfinals. Many current and former female boxing champions have condemned that ruling
Details of the controversial match:
Imane Khielf is one of two boxers permitted to fight at the Olympics, despite being disqualified from the women’s world championship last year for failing a testosterone and gender eligibility test; in fact, he is referred to as a biological male.
The power difference between Khielf and Carini in the round of 16 bouts was quite evident. The Italian was punched in the nose, and shortly after that signals to her corner that she could not continue. The match was stopped, and the referee declared Khielf as the winner.
In highly charged scenes at the north Paris, Angelina Carini revealed afterwards that she had pulled out after being hit harder than she had ever been hit before in her entire life. A first punch dislodged her chin strap, and a second smashed against her chin and bloodied her shorts. Carini said I’m heartbroken. I went to the ring to honor my father. I was told a lot of times that I was a warrior, but I prefer to stop for my health. I’ve never felt a punch like this. I didn’t lose tonight; I just surrendered with maturity. I’m a mature person, and ring is my life.
Now this is the story that has shocked people around the world, even though Carini was quite graceful and said it is not up to her to judge whether Khielf should have been bought for the women’s competition, but Italian prime minister ,Georgia Milone has said that the fight was not on equal footing. She further said that she thinks the athletes who have male characteristics should not be admitted in the women’s competition, not because to discriminate against someone but to protect the right of a female athlete and to be able to compete on equal terms.
She said, I was emotional, and seeing what happened is certainly unfair because everybody deserves a chance to be able to compete on equal grounds, and in my point of view, this was not an even contest.
Remember last year Khielf was disqualified from the 2023 women’s world championship with international amateur boxing saying that his DNA test had proved that Khielf has xy chromosomes.
Reaction
Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and Harry Potter author JK Rowling also reacted and showed concern over allowing men to fight in the women’s division. Since Imane failed multiple gender tests prior to the Olympics, the IOC bizarrely allowed Khielf to box at the Olympics. It is the most controversial decision in Olympic history.
Khielf is not the only person who failed the gender test and is participating at the Paris games; there is one more trans boxers competing in the female division at the Olympics in 2024. The other player is Taiwan’s Lin Yu ting, who was stripped of the bronze medal at last year’s world championship.
The IBA, in a statement on Wednesday, said Lin and Khielf were disqualified from the world championships as “a result of their failure to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women’s competition.”
The scientific research suggests those who have undergone male puberty have 162 percent greater punching power than females. This just isn’t about sports, but it’s a matter of life and death, and Cairn’s shocked reaction after being punched is a warning for those administering sports. The IOC is proud of Paris being gender-equal games, but the incident on Thursday is a bolt on the fairness of competition in Paris.
FAQs
It just simply means there are equal numbers of male and female athletes taking part in Paris Olympics 2024
Yes, Imane has failed gender test
According to the International Olympic Committee, there’s a misinformation about the gender of Imane Khielf. But since on passport her gender is marked as female so they allowed her to participate in female division.
Russia and Belarus are not allowed for Olympics 2024
Useful Links
- Al Jazeera – Algerian boxer Imane Khelif storms into Olympic final amid gender row
- Reuters – IOC saddened by ‘aggression’ against boxers over gender row
- France24 – Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer in gender row, punches ticket to Paris Olympics final
- NBC News – Boxer Imane Khelif advances to Olympic championships amid gender controversy
- Sportstar – Paris 2024 Olympics: Algerian boxer in Olympic gender row
- Sky Sports – Olympics 2024: IOC says it is saddened by abuse boxers are receiving over ‘arbitrary’ gender row
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