Villepinte, France AP —Imane Khelif of Algeria won her opening Olympic boxing bout Thursday when opponent Angela Carini of Italy quit after just 46 seconds.
Carini and Khelif exchanged only a few punches before Carini walked away and abandoned the bout — an extremely unusual occurrence in Olympic boxing.
They were allowed to compete in Paris by the IOC task force, which has run the past two Olympic boxing tournaments.
Olympic boxing reached gender parity for the first time this year, with 124 men and 124 women competing in Paris.
Several sports have updated their gender rules over the past three years, including World Aquatics, World Athletics and the International Cycling Union.
Persons:
Angela Carini, Khelif, Carini, “, ” Carini, it’s, ” Khelif, Lin Yu, Lin, Uzbekistan’s, Imane, Giorgia Meloni, we’re, Meloni, ” Meloni, Mark Adams, ”, ” Lin, Umar Kremlev, Caitlin Parker, It’s, Nicole Winfield
Organizations:
France AP, Paris Olympics, North Paris, IBA, Algerian Olympic, Tokyo Games, IOC, Athletics, International Cycling Union, Gazprom, Los Angeles Games, Sport, Swiss, Tribunal, Associated
Locations:
Villepinte, France, Algeria, Italy, Taiwan, Paris, Janeiro, Russia, Australia, Rome
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