A controversial women’s Olympic boxing match ended in a devastating fashion on August 1, 2024, after Algeria’s Imane Khelif dealt a blow that dealt significant damage to the nose of her opponent, causing her to call off the match after just 46 seconds.
Algerian Imane Khelif’s bout in the women’s welterweight category against Angela Carini was the subject of as much anticipation as it was controversy. The boxer was previously disqualified from the 2023 World Championships before a gold medal match due to the International Boxing Association (IBA) considering the presence of XY chromosomes in her results to be unacceptable.
The 2024 Paris Olympics decided not to follow these measures, and Khelif was ruled eligible under International Olympic Committee laws.
