The Olympic boxing controversy.
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Isaac Saul
4.7 • 816 Ratings
🗓️ 8 August 2024
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The Olympic boxing controversy. Last week, Imane Khelif became the center of an Olympic controversy when Italian boxer Angela Carini retired from their match after just 46 seconds, suggesting the force of Khelif’s punches was overwhelming. The bout’s surprising end brought attention to Khelif’s disqualification from the 2023 world championships after the International Boxing Association (IBA) said she failed a chromosome test and was not eligible to compete against women.
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| 1:29.9 | I'm your host, Isaac Saul, and on today's episode, we're going to be talking about Amani |
| 1:34.3 | Alif, the boxer that is at the center of controversy at the Olympics. |
| 1:41.2 | It's a very interesting and complicated story and also one that has brought out |
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