Italy’s Angela Carini left her boxing match with trans athlete Imane Khelif in protest, and she has effectively gained the support of the world, including Riley Gaines.
Khelif, who was thrown out of last year’s world championships after failing gender eligibility tests, demolished female Italian rival Angela Carini in her first Olympics outing on Thursday after being cleared to compete at the Paris Games.
Angela Carini took two punches to the face and quite the bout just 46 seconds in.
Former Kentucky Wildcats swimmer Riley Gaines accused Olympic chiefs of ‘glorifying male violence against women’ amid the controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s gender.
A number of current and former athletes have blasted the decision to allow her to compete just over a year since tests at the world championships suggested he is indeed a biological male.
Gaines, the ex-college swimmer who had to race against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, became the latest to hit out at Khelif’s inclusion at the Olympics.
Riley Gaines posted a picture of Angela Carini on her X account, formerly Twitter, and boldly stated, “Men don’t belong in women’s sports.”
Men don’t belong in women’s sports #IStandWithAngelaCarini
Let’s get it trending 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ljlJJwE0hM
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) August 1, 2024
That picture has been seen by more than 87 million people.
In one of her many tweets, Riley Gaines also claimed that the IOC and the democratic party cared more about “A male getting his feelings hurt” over “a woman getting physically hurt.”
