Riley Gaines praises boxer Angela Carini for forfeiting her bout against Imane Khelif, who is deemed to have XY chromosomes, while fighting in the women’s Olympic competition.
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RileyGainesisoneofthemostprominentfigurestospeakoutagainstthegendercontroversyintheOlympicboxingcompetition.
AlgerianboxerImaneKhelifadvancedtothewomen’s66-kilogramquarterfinalsonThursdayafterKhelif’sopponentforfeitedjust46minutesintothematch.
KheliffoughtItalianboxerAngelaCarini,whosaidshedecidedtotakethelossaftergettingpunchedharderthanshehadeverbeenpunchedinhercareer.
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KhelifisunderfireforhavingpreviouslybeendeemedtohaveXYchromosomes;theAlgerianfighterwasbannedfromlastyear’sIBAWorldChampionshipsforfailingtomeetgenderrequirements.
GainespraisedCarini,though,forusing“themosteffectivewaytosendthemessagethatenoughisenough.”
“Itwasveryclearthatthisathletewasdifferentthantheathletesfromthefightbefore.Ifeltheartbroken,”GainessaidonOutKick’s&
