Boxing association to award prize money to Carini despite Olympic loss to Khelif

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https://www.reuters.com/sports/olympics/boxing-iba-award-prize-money-italys-carini-despite-loss-algerias-khelif-2024-08-02/

Boxing association to award prize money to Carini despite Olympic loss to Khelif

By Reuters
August 3, 2024 5:08 AM EDT Updated 38 min ago

PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The International Boxing Association (IBA) will award Italy's Angela Carini, who lost her welterweight round-of-16 bout against Algerian Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics in 46 seconds on Thursday, $50,000 in prize money, it said on Friday.

Carini pulled out in the first round after the Algerian, who is at the heart of a gender row, pummelled the Italian with a barrage of punches.

The IBA, which was stripped of its international recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last year, said Carini would receive $50,000, her federation a further $25,000 and her coach an additional $25,000.

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Algeria's Khelif, and Taiwan double world champion Lin Yu-ting, were cleared to compete in Paris despite being disqualified at the 2023 World Championships after failing IBA eligibility rules that prevent athletes with male XY chromosomes competing in women's events.

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[Think. Again.]

1. Oh, so the "International Boxing Association" is really just a propaganda front.

[underpants]

2. IBA Umar Kremlev is also on the Executive Committee of the Russian boxing Federation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Kremlev

This has Putin monkey wrench written all over it.

The IBA is corrupt, that’s a big reason the IOC (not exactly an ethics board themselves) doesn’t recognize them. They let Russians fight under the Russian flag just last year despite IOC sanctions.

I have to say that over the last two days I’ve seen a big turn on Twitter and even Facebook. People are finding out the actual story on Khelif and expressing it. A local news guy who’s usual pretty non-descript posting the facts in this on facebook which I thought was a bold move. He has 264,000 followers.

[SunImp]

3. Bullshit that's not right

[jimfields33]

4. Rules were made before the fight.

Everyone agreed to them. The outcome doesn’t play a part.