Imane Khelif defeated Italy’s Angela Carini at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, and social media was upset about it.
Imane Khelif, who was deemed to have male chromosomes, won the fight in the 66-kilogram women’s division after Angela Carini abandoned her match. The fight lasted all of 46 seconds before Carini could not take being punched in the face by a biological male.
Khelif celebrated the win while Carini was left in tears.
Following the bout, Angela Carini was seen yelling at her coaches in Italian as she questioned the fairness of the bout. She yelled, “This is unjust,” at her corner and slammed her headgear in the ring.
