PARIS (FRANCE) (ITALPRESS) – “I do not agree with the choice
of the IOC, but for years. When in 2021 the IOC changed the regulations.
we presented a motion to present the consequences it could
have.” This was said by Premier Giorgia Meloni, a guest at Casa
Italy in Paris, on the case of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif against whom Angela Carini withdrew after 46 seconds today. “It is a fact that with the levels of testosterone present in the blood of the Algerian athlete, the race at the start does not seem fair,” the premier added, “There were also profiles related to safety and I also think that we must be careful, in an attempt not to discriminate. I have been trying for years to explain that some theses, taken to the extreme, risk impacting women’s rights. I think that athletes who have male genetic characteristics should not be allowed to compete in women’s competitions but not because we want to discriminate against anyone but to protect the right of female athletes to be able to compete on equal terms. I didn’t agree with the 2021 choice, I don’t agree with the choice today, I thank Angela Carini for how she fought even though we didn’t get to see her except for small flashes. Has she retired? I’m even more sorry, I was excited yesterday when she wrote “I will fight” because in these things surely dedication, head and character also counts. But then it also counts to be able to compete on equal terms, and
this, from my point of view, was not an even contest.”
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Meloni “Disagreeing with IOC on Khelif-Carini case”
