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Angela Carini Apologizes to Imane Khelif – ‘Sad’ About Gender Issues in Olympic Boxing

imane khelif Angela Carini The Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has been the topic of much debate in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympic Games….

The Algerian boxer Imane Khelif has been the topic of much debate in the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The internet has been in an uproar regarding her gender, trans athletes, and intersex people. Italian athlete Angela Carini has taken a step forward and apologized for her past actions.

Imane Khelif

Amateur Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, who has an overall record of 38-9, was suspended last year by the International Boxing Association, an organization that is not recognized as legitimate by the Olympics, due to issues of corruption. The IBA did not explain what tests it ran for this boxer but they did specify that it was not over testosterone levels. The IOC was critical of the decision as it did not follow due process.

“The current aggression against these two athletes is based entirely on this arbitrary decision, which was taken without any proper procedure – especially considering that these athletes had been competing in top-level competition for many years.” The IOC said in a statement.

“‘Are these athletes women?’ The answer is yes, according to eligibility, according to their passports, according to their history,” Olympic manager Mark Adams explained.

Khelif has been under Olympic testing since at least 2020 and has not been found to have increased levels of testosterone. Imane Khelif is from Algeria, a country where it is illegal to transition or be a trans person. Khelif is not trans, she was born female and has always identified as a woman. However, a story distributed was enough to ignite bad-faith actors online.

Angela Carini

The Algerian boxer knocked out Angela Carini and left the Italianian athlete in tears as she quickly quit the match. A highlight that went viral and fanned the flames even more of those acting in bad faith in online spaces. Carini, amateur record of 84-23, has joined others in apologizing as they judged too quickly. She explains:

“All this controversy certainly made me sad, and I also felt sorry for my opponent, she had nothing to do with it and like me was only here to fight. It was not intentional, in fact I apologize to her and to everyone. I was angry, because my Games had already gone up in smoke. I have nothing against Khelif and on the contrary, if I happened to meet her again I would give her a hug.”

Olympics: Claressa Shields sends apology to Imane Khelif “I wish I would’ve did my research”

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been mired by the Imane Khelif story who has been the target of…

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been mired by the Imane Khelif story who has been the target of continuous attacks online. Claressa Shields, former Olympian and current boxing world champion, was quick to judge but has since changed her tone since finding out more.

Imane Khelif

Imane Khelif was suspended last year by the International Boxing Association (IBA) due to being born with XY chromosomes. This decision was criticized by the IOC as not having proper procedure. Due to this decision, the Olympic boxer Khelif has been the target of much hatred online. However, Khelif is a woman, not trans, was born a woman, and has always identified as a woman. It is illegal in Algeria, her home, to transition.

UFC fighters, boxers, online personalities, and more, began attacking Imane Khelif online due to this story which was caused by the IBA. Karim Zidan explains, “It is also worth noting that the IBA has been banned from regulating Olympic boxing because of years of governance problems, a lack of financial transparency and many perceived instances of corruption in judging and refereeing.”

The IOC adds, “The current aggression against these two athletes is based entirely on this arbitrary decision, which was taken without any proper procedure – especially considering that these athletes had been competing in top-level competition for many years.”

Claressa Shields Apologizes

Claressa Shields is one of the greatest female boxers in history. She earned two gold medals in the Olympic games while representing the USA. Since turning pro, she has earned WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, WBF, and The Ring world titles across multiple weight divisions. Additionally, Shields competes in MMA with the PFL. The GWOAT, like so many online, were quick to jump and attack. But, since learning more, she has now apologized.

“You can’t look at a woman and say ‘Oh, she doesn’t have a high level of testosterone,’” Shields explained while speaking to TMZ, “Because it can come in all different forms. Your muscles, your face, just inside of you and you look like a petite, beautiful woman, but you have a high level of testosterone…I feel bad now because I did an interview with Fox News earlier where I literally called these two women, transgenders, which that’s what I was told…”

“I wish I would’ve did my research before,” she continued, “Because now I couldn’t imagine being at the Olympics, winning these fights, and now I’m seeing all these articles and I’m trending because a two-time Olympic champ just called me a transgender. I just feel really bad about that, and I want to clear it up on my end that I have found out that these two women, were born women, and I don’t know what this testosterone stuff is about.” [H/t BJPenn]

Imane Khelif is actively competing in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as a boxer. Overall, she has an amateur record of 37-9-0.

Ana and Loopy Godinez: The Power Sisters of the Olympics and UFC

Ana and Loopy Godinez are set to have quite a week in combat sports. Ana Godinez is set to…

Ana and Loopy Godinez are set to have quite a week in combat sports. Ana Godinez is set to wrestle in the Olympics while Loopy is booked against Mackenzie Dern in the UFC. One will be going for gold, while the other is rallying for a spot in the top rankings.

Ana and Loopy Godinez: The Power Sisters

The Godinez family moved from Mexico to Canada, running from the cartel, when they were younger and the sisters took up combat sports there. It started with rugby and judo and would eventually lead to wrestling.

Ana Godinez is one of the top female freestyle wrestlers in Canada. She has won two gold medals in the Pan Am Games and had other success elsewhere. At the age of 24, she will be representing Canada in the 62 kg freestyle wrestling category at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Eventually, she would like to compete in MMA.

Loopy Godinez began her martial arts journey with Judo and would eventually pick up Jiu Jitsu as well. Since making her professional debut in 2016, the Mexican-Canadian has put together a record of 12-4. Along the way, Loopy Godinez has defeated notable fighters such as Tabatha Ricci, Emily Ducote, and Cynthia Calvillo, among others. This weekend, live from Abu Dhabi, part of UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov, Loopy Godinez will face fellow top-ten-ranked opponent Mackenzie Dern.

Their third sister Karla Godinez is also an impressive freestyle wrestler. She has medaled in the Pan Am games and nearly qualified for the 2024 Olympics hosted in Paris, France.

In an interview with MMA Fighting, Loopy Godinez said:

“I think she’s really focusing on training, focusing on herself. Once I’m fighting and she’s competing, of course it’s nerve-racking and you feel nervous. You just try to focus on yourself, and once it’s time to get nervous, I’ll get nervous. But for now, I’m just really happy for her. She’s worked so hard … [My sisters are] way better wrestlers than I am. Now they can kick my ass. I’m so happy for them. You don’t see a full family of athletes and doing so good. I’m really proud of my family.”

On competing in the Olympics, representing Canada, Ana Godinez said:

“I was wrestling internationally and I [realized] I’ve only been wrestling for like five years at that point. I’m wrestling internationally and I never would have dreamed of this. When I first started wrestling, I didn’t believe I could win provincials (high school championships in Canada). It wasn’t an achievable goal for me, but I feel like I just tried to catch up. I played the catch-up game and I worked really, really hard with Karla and I was just super obsessed. I feel like I have an addictive personality, so I was super obsessed, I would watch video all the time, I would be in the gym and be on the mats for way too long. That caught me up.”

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Joe Rogan Scolds the ‘Scam’ Olympics and Criticizes ‘Drag Queens’ and ‘Transexuals’

UFC commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan has taken aim at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Speaking during an…

UFC commentator and podcast host Joe Rogan has taken aim at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Speaking during an interview, he criticized the organization for being a scam when it comes to money, how they’re robbing athletes, and added notes about transexuals, drag queens, and a wacky gay dude.

Joe Rogan Talks 2024 Paris Olympic Games

The comedian and podcast host Joe Rogan, who has worked alongside the UFC for decades, had some things to say about the 2024 Summer Olympics, which are being hosted in Paris, France. Rogan calls out the Olympics for being a financial scam and is ripping off the athletes. He explains how all the money goes to the organizers rather than the athletes.

“The Olympics is a giant scam,” Joe Rogan explained on his podcast, “There are two things going on simultaneously, okay? You have the best athletes in the world participating in their disciplines. And then on top of that, you have enormous amounts of money being made, and none of it’s going to the athletes. It is a giant scam.” [H/t MMANews]

“The money they make is astronomical,” he continued, “The Olympics makes billions and billions in television revenue and advertising revenue. And they don’t give any of it to the athletes.”

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Joe Rogan is employed by the UFC, a billion-dollar company that has been continuously criticized for poor fighter pay and has a class action lawsuit against it. When it comes to the UFC and fighter pay his tone is slightly different. Rogan, on UFC fighter pay with Luke Thomas, explains, “Do you factor in the overhead? Do you factor in all the employees? Do you factor in the machine that’s behind the UFC? The UFC has to be profitable.”

Discussing UFC fighter pay Joe Rogan said, “I think you should get the most amount of money you can possibly get. But it’s also a business and I think that if they are struggling as much as I think they are – I don’t talk finances with them but I know that WME, the people who own it, are hurting, bad. They’re laying people off. Most businesses are hurting.” [H/t MMAFighting]

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Economics of the Olympics

When it comes to the Olympics, Joe Rogan likely has a point especially when it comes to the economics of hosting the Olympic games. Simply, the numbers don’t add up as a benefit for anyone involved, not just the athletes but also the host cities.

“You have several European cities dropping their bids,” economist Andrew Zimbalist explained in an interview with the New York Times, “Because of a plebiscite or their residents voted, “No, we don’t want to do this.” They’re looking at the balance sheet, which is overwhelmingly negative. They’re looking at the social and environmental disruption, which is extremely problematic.” He argues that cities that host the Olympics stand to lose tens of billions of dollars.

Andrew Zimbalist outlines how the Olympics keep the vast amount of revenue, nearly eighty percent, for themselves. The cities and athletes don’t benefit, but the real winners are development companies. Some cities, with development costs, stand to lose nearly 30 billion dollars because the income for hosting the Olympic games simply isn’t there.

Drag Queen and Transexuals

For Joe Rogan, it’s not just about the money. He also brought up transexuals and drag queens, which is a topic he loves to discuss. When discussing money issues regarding a sporting event, Rogan finds a way to talk about LGBTQ people. During the opening ceremonies, the Olympics were criticized for some controversial images. Rogan was sensitive about the topic and was clearly triggered by the opening ceremony.

“The ridiculous opening ceremony,” Rogan added, “Where you got a bunch of drag queens doing the last supper and all that s*** … Nobody understands it because it’s not made by athletes … These are the crazy people who are putting on the last supper with transexuals. That’s what they’re doing … It’s not the place for it. They’re pushing this weird agenda in this place where people are already getting f***** over … They let some wacky gay dude get ahold of the reins and he decided to do this.”

“There’s not billions of people all across the world tuning in,” he said, “Just to see a bunch of transexuals pretend to be Jesus and the disciples.” Khalil Rountree Jr. and Joe Rogan briefly discuss Hitler and the Nazis before finding a way back to the topic.

“I like some of the symbolism of the Olympics,” economist Andrew Zimbalist said, “I’m not sure how penetrating it is, but I like the idea that you bring the world’s best athletes together from 205 countries, and you have them compete against each other on the playing field rather than on the battlefield. That resonates for me. I like it. Now, how far does that take us? I don’t think very far. It’s very expensive symbolism.”

Islam Makhachev calls Paris 2024 Olympics “Disgusting”

Islam Makhachev had plenty to say about a certain moment during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic…

Islam Makhachev had plenty to say about a certain moment during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.

Unless you’ve been living under a very heavy rock, you’ve probably come across some very angry people on social media in the wake of a vastly misinterpreted segment during the opening ceremony of this year’s summer games in The City of Light.

The segment in question featured a man dressed as Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, fertility, festivities, ecstasy, and theater, served on a platter. “The interpretation of the Greek God Dionysus makes us aware of the absurdity of violence between human beings,” the Olympic Games official account on X wrote alongside a photo from the performance.

Islam Makhachev disgusted by Paris Games opening ceremony

Following the broadcast, backlash immediately ensued with many believing the segment closely resembled Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘The Last Supper’ portrait of Jesus Christ and his 12 apostles. Those who were outraged argued that the event’s organizers were making a “mockery” out of Christianity.

During an interview with Ushatayka, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev echoed a similar sentiment, calling the display “disgusting” and calling it “disrespectful to all religions.”

“Well, to be honest, I watched fragments of the opening of the Olympics. It was disgusting.“

Makhachev further explained his objection to the opening ceremony segment, adding,“This is disrespectful to all religions in general and to all human values. To be honest, I even planned to go to the Olympics. After that, I don’t even want to go there.”

A host of celebrities have since spoken out against the misunderstood depiction, including Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, Fuller House star Candance Cameron-Bure, Caitlyn Jenner, former president Donald Trump, and fitness guru Jillian Michaels.

Islam Makhachev believes Russia can bring ‘human values’ back to the Olympics

Adding to his comments, the ‘Dagestani Destroyer’ called for the Olympics to come back to his home country of Russia where they know how to “uphold human values.”

“Well, first of all, Russia understands how to uphold human values,” Makhachev added. “It respects athletes and the sport. I don’t think it has anything to do with the sport.”

Russia has been absent from four consecutive Olympic Games, two summer and two winter, including 2024. Initially, the country was barred due to a state-run doping scandal that first came to light in 2016. In the years since, athletes from the country have been able to compete at the games, but only under the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) label.

This year, both Russia and Belarus were banned from the Olympics due to their involvement in the invasion of Ukraine which began in February 2022, days after the conclusion of the Winter Games.

Still, athletes from both countries are eligible to compete, but only under the AIN banner, or Athlètes Individuels Neutres.