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Angela Carini, the Italian boxer who quit vs. Algeria's Imane Khelif at Olympics, apologizes

charles curtis
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TOPSHOT - Algeria's Imane Khelif (in red) and Italy's Angela Carini leave after their women's 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2164117776
TOPSHOT - Algeria's Imane Khelif (in red) and Italy's Angela Carini leave after their women's 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: 2164117776

Although Angela Carini has said she didn't quit her Olympic boxing bout against Algeria's Imane Khelif because of the unfair questions raised about the latter's gender, there is one thing she is sorry for.

The Italian boxer didn't shake the hand of her opponent after quitting 46 seconds into the fight.

Per the BBC, Carini told Gazzetta dello Sport: "I'm sorry for my opponent, too. If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision. ... Actually, I want to apologise to her and everyone else. I was angry because my Olympics had gone up in smoke."

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