Paris Games, Carini vs Khelif Fight Controversy: IBA to award Italian Angela Carini $50k despite losing fight
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Italy's woman boxer Angela Carini will be getting prize money of $50,000 from the International Boxing Association (IBA) despite losing her welterweight Paris Olympics 2024 bout against Algeria's Imane Khelif.
The bout, played on Thursday (Aug 1) lasted only 46 seconds before Carini quit while in tears and it sparked a gender debate in the ongoing games.Watch the fight below:
"I couldn’t look at her tears," IBA President Umar Kremlev said in a press release. "I am not indifferent to such situations, and I can assure that we will protect each boxer. I do not understand why they kill women’s boxing. Only eligible athletes should compete in the ring for the sake of safety."
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It is to be noted that the IBA isn't a sanctioned body by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Russia-backed organisation had disqualified Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-Ting at the 2023 World Championships for failing to clear gender eligibility tests.
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The IOC, however, called the move arbitrary in a joint statement issued with the Paris Olympics.
"These two athletes were the victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA. Towards the end of the IBA World Championships in 2023, they were suddenly disqualified without any due process," read the statement.
"The current aggression against these two athletes is based entirely on this arbitrary decision, which was taken without any proper procedure – especially considering that these athletes had been competing in top-level competition for many years," it further added.
Carini, meanwhile, said that the controversy has made her feel 'sad' and she wants to apologise to Khelif.
"All this controversy makes me sad," Carini told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I'm sorry for my opponent, too. If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision.
"It wasn't something I intended to do. Actually, I want to apologise to her and everyone else. I was angry because my Olympics had gone up in smoke," she added.
