Boxers at centre of gender row get booed at venue, targeted in media

Algeria’s Imane Khelif, right, defeated, Italy’s Angela Carini in their women’s 66kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo)

For a second successive day, boxing wasn’t a topic of discussion at the Olympics but the boxer was. More specifically, their gender eligibility. On Thursday, Italy’s Angela Carini threw in the towel after only 46 seconds against Algeria’s Imane Khelif who, like Lin, has high testosterone levels. After her match, Angela said she had “never been punched so hard”. However, on Friday, she expressed regret at not shaking hands with her opponent after the bout. (READ MORE)