Italy's Angela Carini expresses regret over Olympic boxing match against fighter who failed gender test

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Italian boxer Angela Carini spoke out Friday about her match against Algerian Imane Khelif, who is one of two people involved in a gender controversy at the Paris Olympics.

Carini abandoned her match against Khelif about 46 seconds into their matchup. Carini was punched in the face twice and was heard yelling about the fairness of the fight to her coaches. She was in tears after the match and emotional while talking to reporters about the fight.

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Algerian Imane Khelif, left, during the Women's 66kg preliminary round match against Italian Angela Carini on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at North Paris Arena on Aug. 1, 2024 in Paris. (Fabio Bozzani/Anadolu via Getty Images)

On Friday, Carini told Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport that she wanted to "apologize" to Khelif.

"All this controversy makes me sad," Carini said, via BBC. "I'm sorry for my opponent, too. If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision."

Carini was seen giving Khelif the cold shoulder after the right. She said it was one of the things she regretted about the match.

"It wasn't something I intended to do," Carini said. "Actually, I want to apologize to her and everyone else. I was angry because my Olympics had gone up in smoke."

Khelif will fight in the next round on Saturday against Hungarian Luca Hamori.

Angela Carini of Team Italy looks on prior to the Women's 66kg preliminary round match against Imane Khelif of Team Algeria on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at North Paris Arena on Aug. 1, 2024 in Paris. (Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

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