Sports DeskA major controversy erupted in the boxing match of Paris Olympics 2024 on Thursday when a female boxer left the match crying after just 46 seconds. Italy’s Angela Carini not only left the match crying, but also refused to shake hands with her opponent boxer.
With this, the ‘gender test’ controversy arose in the Paris Olympics. This whole matter is related to Algerian boxer Iman Khalif, who failed the gender test last year. Actually, on Thursday in the Paris Olympics, there was a match between 25-year-old Iman Khalif of Algeria and Angela Carini of Italy. This match of 66 kg category did not last even for a minute but definitely became a topic of discussion all over the world.
Former Indian cricket team spinner Harbhajan Singh has also expressed his disappointment over this match in Olympics 2024. Harbhajan has posted on x, this is wrong. The Olympic committee should review this match. Bhajji has also called this match a black day for the Olympics. Apart from this, celebrities like JK Rowling, Kangana Ranaut have criticized this match and sided with Italy’s Angela Carini.
Angela Carini withdrew from the match after 46 seconds of boxing. With this, Iman Khalif was declared the winner and she reached the next round of the Paris Olympics. But Algerian boxer Iman Khalif, who calls herself a woman, has come under controversy regarding her gender. Actually she is a transgender who could not meet the gender eligibility criteria for the 2023 World Championship and was out.
