Olympic Boxing Controversy 2024 Controversy. The paris 2024 controversy explained. Imane khelif of algeria won her opening olympic boxing bout when opponent angela carini of italy quit after just 46 seconds.
Boxing is at the centre of one of the olympic games’ most explosive controversies in recent history, with two athletes at the centre of a furious row about gender eligibility rules. The ioc has said the boxing competition in paris is being conducted under exactly the same rules as the ones in rio and tokyo, where the sex listed on an athlete’s passport is the key criteria.