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PARIS – Algeria’s Imane Khelif, one of two female Olympic boxers disqualified from the 2023 world championships after failing gender eligibility tests, entered the ring Thursday at the Paris Games.

Her bout ended in abrupt and bizarre fashion.

Khelif prevailed when Italy’s Angela Carini stopped fighting after 46 seconds.

Carini was punched in the nose and shortly afterward said she didn’t want to fight anymore, according to Italian coach Emanuele Renzini

“After one punch she feel big pain,” Renzini told reporters,.

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Carini wept when speaking with reporters after the fight and spoke only in Italian. Translation of her comments was not immediately available.


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