The International Boxing Federation (IBA) has decided to offer $100,000 to Italian boxer Angela Carini, who withdrew from her fight after just 46 seconds at the Paris Olympics in the under-66kg category against Algerian Imane Khelif, in a move that is contrary to sporting rules and morality.
The IBA, which was stripped of its international recognition by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last year, announced that Carini would receive $50,000, her federation another $25,000 and her coach another $25,000, Reuters reported.
Last year, the IOC stripped the IBA of its status as boxing’s governing body over governance concerns and took over the Paris 2024 boxing competition itself.
The IOC said that the IBA’s decision to disqualify the Algerian boxer last year was arbitrary and the main cause of the immoral and inhuman campaign, led primarily by European and Western figures, aimed at questioning the integrity of the 25-year-old Algerian athlete.
This campaign marks a dismal failure in terms of ethics and sporting rules, and raises concerns about the double standards practiced by Western countries in athletics.
Nevertheless, Imane Khelif’s fine victory today against Hungarian Anna Luca Hamori in the quarter-finals at the Paris Nord Arena proves that the Algerian boxer has successfully overcome the difficulties and is back on her feet after the difficult times caused by this unacceptable smear campaign.
This article is originally published on al24news.com
