Social media condemns ‘glorified male violence against women’ in Olympic boxing match

Published August 1, 2024 11:19am ET



The 2024 Paris Olympics have received major pushback online after allowing a boxing match with an athlete believed by many to be a biological male to commence, which ended less than a minute after the biological female opponent forfeited the fight.

The fight between Imane Khelif of Algeria and Angela Carini of Italy ended after only a couple of punches were thrown, one of which hit Carini in the face. As the match ended, Carini could be seen on her knees visibly upset over forfeiting the match.

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