Olympics: Angela Carini tearfully quits after punch by Imane Khelif who failed gender eligibility test | The Independent
Italy s Angela Carini quit 46 seconds into her Olympic boxing match with Imane Khelif on Thursday, after the Algerian who failed a gender eligibility test last year landed the first significant punch of the fight.
The pair were competing in the women s 66kg category, in a round-of-16 bout in Paris, but the fight had barely begun before it came to a premature end.
After an early pause in the fight, due to Carini needing to adjust her head guard, Khelif landed a clean right hand. Almost immediately, Carini motioned to her team and opted against continuing, with the referee waving off the contest.