Carini took a punch to the face and immediately signalled she would not continue.Richard Pelham/Getty Image
Italian Olympic welterweight boxer Angela Carini walked out of the ring after just 46 seconds in a controversial fight against Algerian boxer Imane Khelif who failed a gender test at last year’s world championships.
The Algerian boxer became the winner after just 46 seconds.
Khelif was banned from competing in a gold medal match in Delhi by the International Boxing Association after failing a testosterone level test but has been permitted to fight at these Olympics.
According to a Reuters report, she failed due to the IBA eligibility rules preventing athletes with XY chromosomes from competing in women’s events.
Before the fight, the Algerian Olympic Committee condemned the attacks on their boxer as they stated the matter.
The Algeria Olympic Committee (COA) said: “COA strongly condemns the unethical targeting and maligning of our esteemed athlete, Imane Khelif, with baseless propaganda from certain foreign media outlets.
“Such attacks on her personality and dignity are deeply unfair, especially as she prepares for the pinnacle of her career at the Olympics. The COA has taken all necessary measures to protect our champion.”
Carini took a punch to the face and immediately walked to her corner and signalled she would not carry on, refusing to shake the hand of her opponent.
In the mixed zone following the fight, Carini said she had come here to ‘honour her father’ but had ‘never been punched so hard’.
Commenting on her decision, the Italian said: "I have always honoured my country with loyalty. This time I didn't succeed because I couldn't fight anymore. So I put an end to the match."
Khelif is one of two boxers competing at the games despite having been disqualified from last year’s Women’s World Championships for failing to meet eligibility criteria.
Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting was stripped of bronze at the championships but has been permitted to fight in the Olympics.
Both boxers competed at the Tokyo games. The IOC defended their decision to allow the pair to fight saying that all boxers in the competition meet eligibility requirements.
這位義大利奧運拳擊手在與先前未通過性別資格測試的對手比賽不到一分鐘後退場
義大利奧運次中量級拳擊手安吉拉·卡里尼(Angela Carini) 在與阿爾及利亞拳擊手伊馬內·哈利夫(Imane Khelif) 的一場備受爭議的比賽中僅用了46 秒就走出了拳擊場，後者在去年的世界錦標賽上未能通過性別測試。
阿爾及利亞拳擊手僅用時46秒就獲勝。
哈利夫因睪固酮水平測試不合格而被國際拳擊協會禁止參加在德里舉行的金牌比賽，但他被允許參加這些奧運會。
根據路透社報道，她失敗的原因是 IBA 資格規則禁止攜帶 XY 染色體的運動員參加女子計畫。
比賽開始前，阿爾及利亞奧委會譴責了針對其拳擊手的襲擊事件，並就此事發表了聲明。
阿爾及利亞奧委會（COA）表示：「COA強烈譴責某些外國媒體毫無根據的宣傳對我們尊敬的運動員伊曼·哈利夫進行不道德的攻擊和誹謗。
「這種對她的人格和尊嚴的攻擊是非常不公平的，特別是當她正在為奧運職業生涯的頂峰做準備時。 COA 已採取一切必要措施來保護我們的冠軍。
卡里尼臉上挨了一拳，立刻走到自己的角落，示意她不再繼續，拒絕與對手握手。
在比賽結束後的混合區，卡里尼說她來這裡是為了“紀念她的父親”，但“從來沒有被打得這麼重”。
義大利人在評論她的決定時說：“我一直以忠誠來榮耀我的國家。這一次我沒有成功，因為我無法再戰鬥了。所以我結束了比賽。”
哈利夫是參加比賽的兩名拳擊手之一，儘管她因未能達到資格標準而被取消了去年女子世界錦標賽的資格。
台灣選手林雨婷在錦標賽上被剝奪了銅牌，但已被允許參加奧運。
兩位拳擊手都參加了東京奧運。 國際奧委會為允許兩人比賽的決定進行了辯護，稱參加比賽的所有拳擊手都符合資格要求。
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