PARIS (Reuters) – Algerian Imane Khelif moved past Angela Carini when the Italian abandoned their welterweight round of 16 fight after 46 seconds in the first round on Thursday.
Khelif has been in the spotlight since she was disqualified just hours before the gold medal match at the 2023 World Championships for failing International Boxing Association (IBA) eligibility rules that prevent athletes with XY chromosomes from competing in women’s events.
She was ruled eligible, however, to compete in Paris, a competition run by the International Olympic Committee.
Some sports have limited the levels of testosterone allowed for athletes competing in women’s competition, while others ban everyone who has been through male puberty.
Taiwan’s double world champion Lin Yu-ting also lost her bronze medal at last year’s World Championships after she failed to meet the criteria. Lin will face Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova in a featherweight bout in Paris on Friday.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair and Karolos Grohmann; Writing by Karolos Grohmann; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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