Italian female boxer Angela Carini abandoned her match against Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who is alleged to be transgender, causing an uproar on social media, particularly on X (formerly Twitter).
Many criticized the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as they found the incident absurd and sympathized with the Italian boxer.
Some suggested that all female boxers at the Olympics should abandon their matches in protest to have the Algerian disqualified.
Others could not understand the decision to allow an alleged transgender woman to compete, expressing concerns about the direction human rights are taking in the world.
Angela Carini quit the fight after just 46 seconds, following the first punch from Khelif. Khelif landed two heavy punches in the opening round, which seemed to have damaged Carini's chin.
Carini threw her helmet down and broke into tears as her coaches climbed into the ring to console her.
Imane Khelif was declared the winner after Carini decided to withdraw.
Read some reactions below:
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Disgusting. The Olympics have been a massive farce this year. From the opening ceremony to this. This is the modern world folks. This is what happens when you placate the woke https://t.co/EZAv8CNzCo
— BlueGem (@GemJarsAgain) August 1, 2024
This is not fair.
— JayAlders (@jayalders) August 1, 2024
This is not normal.
This is not ok. https://t.co/NBTtNdfSBz
Trained her whole life, only for it to go like this.
— Stef. 👨🏾💻 (@STEFisDOPE) August 1, 2024
The world has been infected by poisonous, cancerous ideologies. https://t.co/hEKWSenak1
So much for respecting people’s rights and freedom https://t.co/ZGgz98WtGr
— Erzoah-Kwaw (@PerezErzoah) August 1, 2024
You still insist on using female pronouns for a man who clearly cheated. You're just as disgustingly complicit as the Olympic committee. Shame on you.
— Our Bou 💥💫 (@happy_foxxy) August 1, 2024
This is an absolute fucking disgrace.
— Hayden Hewitt (@HaydenHewitt) August 1, 2024
This is so insanely unfair. What the fuck is wrong with you @Olympics? That girl trained for this for four years, only to be fucked over by you guys by letting her compete against a man on a totally unfair playing field. I hope all hell breaks loose over this.
— Kay (@kayotickitchen) August 1, 2024
Wtf is wrong with this world these days man
— 𝐀𝐅𝐂 𝐀𝐉𝐀𝐗 💎 (@TheEuropeanLad) August 1, 2024
So disgusting. I once asked our new Sports minister @lisanandy if she would be happy for Floyd Mayweather to identify as a woman and compete in the Olympics against women, and she refused to say it would be wrong/unfair. Be interested to hear her response to this… https://t.co/0B26z3Yjy0
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 1, 2024
Well she was being hit by a biological male. This is a travesty and it is happening in a sport that I love https://t.co/aRa6PMbzab
— कुशल मेहरा (@kushal_mehra) August 1, 2024
Carini broke down in tears and explained in an interview that she had never been hit so hard before.
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) August 1, 2024
Heartbreaking.
She's a hero to all for backing out. pic.twitter.com/E7baAikjWx
In a highly emotional interview, Angela Carini has just explained that she abandoned because she had never been punched so hard.
— Oliver Brown (@oliverbrown_tel) August 1, 2024
Imane Khelif said nothing. And this is the issue that the IOC’s Mark Adams suggested everyone should just ‘dial down’.
An absolute scandal pic.twitter.com/BzKSpphhM0
Sickening. The globalist agenda in action. #WEFAgenda2030
— Eau de Wenis (@Dolphinzz7) August 1, 2024
Global slavery through woke virtue signaling and social conditioning.
Algeria‘s biological man Imane Khelif has beat Italy’s Angela Carini after only 45 sec in 66 kg boxing preliminaries at the #Olympics.
— Velina Tchakarova (@vtchakarova) August 1, 2024
What a disgrace!
What about the rights of biological female athletes?
Where are all the feminists when you need them?pic.twitter.com/KOV9rLKZ2K
An absolute travesty at the Olympics.
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 1, 2024
Angela Carini is forced to box against a biological male. She quits after just 45 seconds, and cries hysterically as her opponent is declared the winner.
Don't look away. This is wokeness. pic.twitter.com/wOkVRs88t5
A young female boxer has just had everything she’s worked and trained for snatched away because you allowed a male to get in the ring with her. You’re a disgrace, your ‘safeguarding’ is a joke and #Paris24 will be forever tarnished by the brutal injustice done to Carini. https://t.co/JMKzVljpyr
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 1, 2024
