Angela Carini vs Imane Khelif Live Score Updated August 2 2024

Angela Carini vs Imane Khelif Live Score Updated *August 2 2024*. What is the story behind the resignation of Italian boxer Angela Carini from her fight against Imane Khelif?.

Angela Carini vs Imane Khelif Live

PARIS: Angela Carini, an Italian boxer, arrived at the Paris Olympics with the goal of winning a medal in memory of her late coach and father, who passed away soon after her participation in the Tokyo Games three years prior.

However, Carini’s performance in Paris on Thursday lasted only 46 seconds as she pulled out of her fight against Imane Khelif of Algeria, leaving a stain of blood on her trunks.

Carini claimed that she wasn’t making a political statement over Khelif, who was eliminated from the world championships the previous year due to a non-specific gender eligibility rule, but the action reignited discussion regarding Khelif’s status.

Angela Carini: who is she?

The 25-year-old Carini fights in the welterweight division, which is 66 kg (145.5 lbs). In 2019, she took home silver medals from the global and European championships.

Additionally, she won a gold medal at the European Youth Championships. She was defeated in her Tokyo debut fight. Giuseppe, Carini’s father, gave her the nickname “tiger.”

Before turning to boxing, Carini was an Italian clay pigeon shooting champion. She changed to follow her brother, who gave up shooting to pursue boxing.

“I learned boxing from my father and brother,” Carini remarked. “To them, I owe everything.”

After exchanging a few sharp blows, Carini decided to end the fight, which is incredibly uncommon in Olympic boxing. The referee raised Khelif’s hand professionally, but Carini did not shake it. She fell to her knees in the ring and started crying.

Her actions spurred a debate about whether Khelif should have been let to fight after failing the now-banned International Boxing Association’s gender eligibility standard, which went well beyond Paris.

At a meeting in Paris on Friday, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and IOC President Thomas Bach spoke about the matter.

Khelf’s permission to compete this week has been upheld by the IOC on several occasions.

“They’ve confirmed that (Khelif) is within these parameters, despite our requests to have certainties and guarantees, both for our athlete’s safety and for the regularity of the competition,” said Giovanni Malagò, president of the Italian Olympic Committee.

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