Women’s Group Speaks out After Female Boxer Struck by Trans Athlete

An Australian women’s group has spoken out following a controversial boxing match at the Paris Olympics which saw a woman forced to drop out of the competition after being dealt blows by a male-to-female trans athlete. Italy’s Angela Carini suffered a significant strike to her nose and chin before declaring an end to the match after just 46 seconds. Carini’s rival, Algerian trans woman Imane Khelif, was noticeably taller and more muscular than the Italian woman. Khelif had previously failed two sex tests in March 2023 and was banned from the International Boxing Association from competing against women. Carini said she quit to save her life and could not “breathe anymore” after the blows, describing the hits as an experience she had never encountered before....