UN official slams decision to allow Imane Khelif to compete in women's boxing event despite eligibility row - with Algerian's opponents 'exposed to physical and psychological violence' after Angela Carini quit in 46 seconds

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UN official slams decision to allow Imane Khelif to compete in women's boxing event despite eligibility row - with Algerian's opponents 'exposed to physical and psychological violence' after Angela Carini quit in 46 seconds

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A United Nations official has waded into the Olympics gender row after Italy's Angela Carini quit her bout against Algeria's Imane Khelif after just 46 seconds. In a significant development Reem Alsalem, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, expressed her concern online. Taking to X, she posted that Carini had 'rightly followed her instincts and prioritised her physical safety, but she and other female athletes should not have been exposed to this physical and psychological violence based on their sex'.
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