Imane Khalif vs Angela Carini, Paris Olympics 2024: One case is getting more serious in Paris Olympics 2024. It is also trending heavily on social media. This case is of Algerian boxer Iman Khalifa. He is a transgender who could not fulfil the gender eligibility criteria in the 2023 World Championship and was out. But this time, since it is a matter of gender-equality in Paris Olympics, he got entry.
Now this same Khalifa has entered the women’s boxing event of Paris Olympics. On Thursday, she faced Italian boxer Angela Carini. Khalifa won this match in just 46 seconds. The reason for this is that Angela left the match midway due to a nose injury. However, she later said that she did not lose this match but considers herself a winner.
Elon Musk also supported Angela
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After this match, #IStandWithAngelaCarini is trending on social media. Supporting this, the owner of social media platform X, Elon Musk also shared a post. Everyone has supported Angela Carini.
One user wrote – Men should not be involved in women’s sports #IStandWithAngelaCarini. Responding to this, Musk wrote – Absolutely right. Meanwhile, another user wrote that what is a man’s business in women’s sports.
Angela left the match in the 46th second
In fact, on the sixth day of the Paris Olympics, Khalifa faced Angela in the first round of the 66 kg weight category event in women’s boxing. The match had just started when Angela stopped the match in the 46th second and left the match midway complaining of pain in her nose.
Angela’s headgear also fell off twice during the match. After the match, Angela started crying. The matter does not end here, after the match was over, Angela did not even shake hands with Khalifa. Let us tell you that Khalifa is an amateur boxer.
At the Paris Olympics, a biological male defeated a female boxer with a punch to the head in just 46 seconds.
Algerian boxer Iman Khalif, who has male chromosomes and who had previously failed a gender test, defeated Italian female boxer Angela Carini.
– Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 1, 2024
Khalifa reached the gold medal match in the Boxing World Championship last year, but was disqualified just before the match, as tests claimed that her testosterone levels were high. In the previous Boxing World Championship 2022, Khalifa won the silver medal.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)