An Olympic female boxer has won a national title in her homeland months after losing less than a minute to an opponent accused of being male in a controversial match.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Italy's Angela Carini withdrew after just 46 seconds during her match against Algeria's Imane Kherif. The boxer has been controversially rumored to have male chromosomes. Kerif won the gold medal.
Carini has now reportedly won the Italian women's boxing national title, which was shown on a television program. photograph Celebrating with her medal.
“Tonight was revenge,” Carini said, according to the Telegraph's Oliver Brown.
Carini's ability to win a national title may show that even top female athletes are at a disadvantage when competing directly against men.
“I’m going out with my heart held high.”
After losing to Kerif in a summer game, Carini broke down in tears as his opponents celebrated.
After the match, Carini said, “I went into the ring to fight.” “I didn't give up, but the first punch hurt too much, so I said it already.”
“I'm going to go out with my head held high,” she added.
However, the Italian later apologized for not shaking hands with her opponent and said she had accepted the International Olympic Committee's decision to allow Kerif to compete against the women.
“This whole controversy makes me sad,” Carini said. “I also feel sorry for my opponent. … If the IOC says she can fight, I respect that decision.”
Angela Carini reacts to her loss to Imane Kerif on August 1, 2024 at the North Paris Arena in Paris, France.Photo credit: MOHD RASFAN/AFP) (Photo credit: MOHD RASFAN/AFP, Getty Images
However, multiple sources claim that Kerif is male. This includes the International Boxing Association and the World Boxing Organization.
The IBA disqualified the boxer from the 2023 world championships after IBA president Umar Kremlev said at the time that Herif had “XY chromosomes.”
WBO's Istvan Kovacs said: “The results of a gender test… reveal that the Algerian boxer is biologically male.”
Even after the Olympics, Kerif denied any possibility that he was a man, and filed a hate speech complaint in France against Elon Musk and author JK Rowling, among others, for “alleged acts of aggravated cyber harassment.” Sometimes.
It was in November that journalists obtained medical documents stating that Kerif had testicles, a penis and XY chromosomes. A pelvic MRI scan also reportedly revealed that she did not have a uterus.
Despite this report, Kerif is still reported to be a woman, telling reporters: “Based on unconfirmed information, [critics] He attacked the girl who was there to make her dreams come true. ”
According to daily mailan endocrinologist involved in the report said his name was being used to promote an anti-trans agenda, but also did not deny the allegations in his report.
Algeria's Imane Kherif beat Italy's Angela Carini in 46 seconds and smiled before exiting the ring.Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images
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