Italian boxer Angela Carini, competing in the under-66 kg weight class, opted to withdraw from her round of 16 bout against Algerian representative Imane Helif, who had failed a gender test.
According to il Fatto Quotidiano, just 46 seconds into the first round, Carini informed her corner that Helif was delivering exceptionally p🐎ainful punches. Carini also suspects she may have a broken nose.
After Helif was declared the winn𒁏er, Carini was seen cryin🔜g in the ring.