Athletistic / Boxing. The UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, has criticized the organizers of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. Alsalem criticized the decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to allow Algerian representative Iman Khelif to participate in the Games.

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The day before, on August 1, Italian Angela Carini had refused to continue the fight with Khelif, who had failed the gender test. Carini, 46 seconds into the fight, complained that her opponent’s punches were too strong. The Italian refused to shake her opponent’s hand and began to cry.

“Karini chose safety. She and other athletes should not be subjected to such psychological and physical violence based on their gender,” Alsalem wrote on social media.



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