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J.K. Rowling, Elon Musk Thwack Olympic Organizers After Women’s Boxing Bout Is Abandoned
A 2024 Olympics boxing bout between Imane Khelif and Angela Carini was abandoned, sparking an outcry among women's rights advocates like JK Rowling.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has come under fire from high-profile women’s rights campaigners after a boxing match was abandoned amid safety fears. Italy’s Angela Carini felt unable to complete her Paris 2024 bout with Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who was disqualified from last year’s Women’s World Championships because of elevated levels of testosterone. The smirk of a male who’s knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head, and whose life’s ambition he’s just shattered.”
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