Imane Khelif, boxer in middle of Olympics gender storm, forces tearful first opponent to quit 46 seconds into fight

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New York Post
By Justin Terranova
Published Aug. 1, 2024
Updated Aug. 1, 2024, 12:57 p.m. ET
Imane Khelif‘s first fight will do nothing to calm the controversy around the boxer’s entrance into the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Khelif, an Algerian who failed gender eligibility tests at the 2023 World Championships, forced her Italian opponent, Angela Carini, to withdraw from their opening-round bout in 46 seconds Thursday.
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