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Algeria Boxer Imane Khelif Sparks Row At Olympics

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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif sparked a huge debate after she knocked out Italy's Angela Carini in 66 kg match at the Paris Olympics 2024. 

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The Algerian boxer,  took only 46 seconds before Carini abandoned the bout and left the ring in tears. 

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Khelif was earlier banned from competing in world championships following failures in testosterone and gender eligibility tests. 

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The win drew adverse comments from many prominent people like JK Rowling and Elon Musk who questioned the gender of Khelif.

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Many such comments on social media forced the IOC to come out and back Imane Khelif. 

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The IOC said that the athletes in question had been subjects of an arbitrary decision by the International Boxing Association earlier.

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"These athletes have competed many times before for many years, they haven't just arrived, they competed in Tokyo," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. 

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