Olympics gender row erupts after female boxer gives up against fighter barred from competing in 2023

CONTROVERSY IN PARIS as Italian boxer Angela Carini stopped her fight with Imane Khelif, who last year failed a gender test, just 46 seconds into the contest.

Carini took two shots to the face from her Algerian opponent before throwing in the towel and breaking down in tears in the centre of the ring.

And 25-year-old Carini then failed to acknowledge Khelif when she tried to shake hands after her defeat in the 66kg welterweight bout was confirmed.

Khelif, also 25, is one of two athletes who have been cleared to compete in the women's boxing, despite being disqualified from last year's Women's World Championships for failing to meet gender eligibility criteria.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Khelif was disqualified in New Delhi for failing a chromosome test…But she has since been cleared to fight in Paris.

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