Paris Olympics 2024: Did women boxers match with men in Olympics? Find out what this controversy is about

A boxing match of Paris Olympics 2024 has been in many controversies. This controversy arose then. While in the pre-quarter finals of the women's welterweight category, Italian boxer Angela Carini and Algerian boxer Iman Khalif clashed. Agela Karini left the match in the middle and Iman Khalif won in 46 seconds. Then it was alleged that a match of a female boxer was arranged with a male. Now a big statement has also come out from the International Olympic Committee on this issue.

Did a female boxer match against a male boxer?

Algerian boxer Iman Khalif has been in gender controversies before. Iman Khalifa was disqualified on the grounds of gender just hours before the gold medal match of the 2023 Boxing World Championships. But the International Olympic Committee i.e. IOC has recently given permission to play the Olympics in 2024. Now the controversy has resurfaced after this first round match, leading some to believe that it is wrong for Khalifa to play in the women's category. Former British boxer Anthony Fowler has also condemned it.

The Olympic Committee clarified

Now the International Olympic Committee has issued a statement saying that all athletes participating in the boxing event at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 comply with the sport's eligibility and entry rules. With Paris Olympics 2024 (PBU) complying with all the rules laid down.

Khalifa reached the gold medal in last year's boxing world championships but was disqualified before the match. Investigations claimed that he had increased his testosterone levels. Earlier, Khalifa won a silver medal in the Boxing World Championship 2022.

Find out what the whole event is

A major event has come up in Paris Olympics 2024. Which is trending on social media. This case is of Algerian boxer Iman Khalif who is a transgender. Because of the gender-equality issue at the Paris Olympics this time around, he got an entry. Whose match was against the Italian boxer Enzola Carini. Khalifa won this match in just 48 seconds. The whole matter started from here.