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Italian boxer Angela Carini has issued an apology following her abrupt withdrawal from a bout at the Paris Olympics, a moment that sparked online abuse against her Algerian opponent, Imane Khelif.

Italian boxer Angela Carini’s bid for a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics ended abruptly on Thursday, lasting just 46 seconds before she withdrew from her bout against Algerian Imane Khelif.

A rumor that Italian boxer Angela Carini would get another chance to spar in the 2024 Paris Olympics, after losing her match to Algerian opponent Imane Khelif, circulated widely online.

“Transgender boxer advances,” the newspaper headline read on Friday, referring to her win over Italy’s Angela Carini. Khelif has since clinched a medal in the Paris Games, but accusations that she was ...

did what she was supposed to do by landing solid hits on the Italian boxer Angela Carini. Carini quit in the first round, saying that she had never been dealt such blows. The so-called test ...

Israel Adesanya has backtracked on his comments about boxer Imane Khelif. Khelif had a mass controversy when she took on Angela Carini during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Khelif won the fight in ...

PARIS (AP) — Italian boxer Angela Carini came to the Paris Olympics aiming for a medal to honor her late father and coach, who died shortly after she participated in the Tokyo Games three years ago.

VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — The banned International Boxing Association wants to give a $50,000 prize to Italy boxer Angela Carini, who tearfully quit her opening bout with Imane Khelif of Algeria ...