Algerian boxer Imane Khelif is competing in the women's welterweight event at the Olympic Games in Paris even though Khelif was disqualified from the World Championships last year due to testosterone levels.
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A boxer who was previously banned from competing in the World Championships because she/he failed testosterone and gender eligibility tests has won the opening Olympic bout after making the opponent to quit.
Algeria's Imane Khelif won in just 46 seconds after Italian Angela Carini quit in the 66kg category on Thursday.
The pair had only a few punch exchanges before Carini abandoned the bout - an extremely unusual occurrence in Olympic boxing. Carini's headgear apparently became dislodged twice before she quit!
The Italian refused to shake Khelif's hand after the decision was announced, and cried in the ring before leaving.
"It hurt so much. I am heartbroken. I went to the ring to honour my father," said Carini. "I was told a lot of times that I was a warrior, but I preferred to stop for my health. I have never felt a punch like this.
"After the second blow, and after years of experience in the ring and a lifetime of fighting, I felt extreme pain in my nose."
