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Carini will receive Olympic champion prize money following the controversial fight<\/h2>\n

The Italian boxer, who withdrew from a fight against Imane Khelif earlier this week, is set to receive Olympic champion prize money.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The\u00a0fight between Khelif and Angela Carini<\/a>\u00a0had barely started when Carini abandoned the match after just 46 seconds.<\/p>\n

In tears, Carini refused to shake Khelif’s hand at the end of\u00a0the fight<\/a>, explaining later that a punch ‘hurt too much’ and that she had left ‘with her head held high’.<\/p>\n

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The fight between Khelif and Carini barely lasted 46 seconds (Richard Pelham\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

The match has since caused a huge amount of controversy online, after it emerged that Khelif was disqualified from the boxing world championships in 2023 after she failed a gender eligibility test due to what the International Boxing Association claimed were elevated levels of testosterone.<\/p>\n

Reuters\u00a0reported<\/a> that Khelif failed due to the IBA eligibility rules preventing athletes with XY chromosomes from competing in women\u2019s events.<\/p>\n

However, the International Olympic Committee has assured that\u00a0Khelif is eligible to take part in the Olympics<\/a>. The boxer has always competed in the women’s division for her sport and is recognized by the IOC as a female\u00a0athlete<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Everyone competing in the women’s category is complying with the competition eligibility rules,” IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said.<\/p>\n

“They are women in their passports, and it’s stated that this is the case that they are female.”<\/p>\n

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Carini was emotional after the fight (Fabio Bozzani\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Following the fight, the IBA – who banned Khelif from the world championships – have said they will\u00a0pay<\/a>\u00a0Carini $50,000.<\/p>\n

“I couldn’t look at her tears,” said IBA president Umar Kremlev.<\/p>\n

“I am not indifferent to such situations, and I can assure that we will protect each boxer.<\/p>\n

“I do not understand why they kill women’s boxing. Only eligible athletes should compete in the ring for the sake of safety.”<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, the IBA said it would award all Olympic champions prize money to support their careers.<\/p>\n

Gold medallists will receive $100,000, with $50,000 awarded to the athlete, $25,000 to their National Federation and $25,000 to their coach.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, silver medallists will have a share of $50,000 and $25,000 for bronze.<\/p>\n

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Kremlev spoke about the decision (Sonu Mehta\/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Carini<\/a>\u00a0later told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport that the huge ‘controversy’ around what happened made her ‘sad’.<\/p>\n

“I’m sorry for my opponent, too. If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision,” she said.<\/p>\n

“It wasn’t something I intended to do.<\/p>\n

“Actually, I want to apologize to her and everyone else. I was angry because my Olympics had gone up in smoke.”<\/p>\n

If she meets Khelif again, Carini said she would ’embrace her’.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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