00:00It was a match that lasted only 46 seconds.
00:03Italian boxer Angela Carini raised a white flag after taking stinging blows to her nose
00:08from her Algerian opponent, Iman Halif.
00:11I realized that either I stopped myself or I could hurt myself for real.
00:17So I thought perhaps it's better to be smart and be mature.
00:21Twenty-five-year-old Halif has competed in many matches over the years, from several
00:26world championships to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
00:30But in 2023, the International Boxing Association disqualified the Algerian boxer from the World
00:35Cup after a gender eligibility test allegedly found she has XY chromosomes, allegations
00:41that Halif has contested.
00:43The latest incident at the Paris Games has reignited the issue surrounding female athletes
00:47with high levels of testosterone, with high-profile figures weighing in on the debate, including
00:52Italian Premier Giorgia Maloney.
00:55It's a fact that with the levels of testosterone present in the Algerian athlete's blood, the
01:01match does not seem fair.
01:05I think that athletes who have male genetic characteristics should not be allowed to compete
01:10in women's competitions, and not because we want to discriminate against anyone, but to
01:15protect the right of female athletes to be able to compete on equal terms.
01:21The IOC, which does not recognize the IBA, says there's no question about Halif's eligibility
01:26to compete.
01:28The Algerian boxer was born female, was registered female, lived her life as a female, boxed
01:35as a female, has a female passport.
01:37This is not a transgender case.
01:39I know you're not saying that, but there has been some confusion that somehow it's a man
01:44fighting a woman.
01:46This is just not the case, scientifically.
01:48From that there is consensus, scientifically, this is not a man fighting a woman.
01:53The IOC says the controversy is based entirely on the arbitrary decision of the IBA, whose
01:59decision to disqualify Halif was taken without a proper procedure.
02:03It added that measuring testosterone is unsatisfactory, as there are many women with higher levels
02:07than men.
