In the women's boxing round of 16 at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Angela Carini will step into the ring August 1 to fight Imane Khelif at welterweight. The Algerian passed the so-called gender eligibility tests, but she had been excluded along with Taiwanese Lin Yu-tin at last year's World Boxing Championships for failing the hormone test. On Monday afternoon, the IOC (International Olympic Committee) confirmed that the two transgender athletes will still be allowed to participate. The choice is already causing discussion. And it is also becoming a political issue. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini posted on X: "A trans boxer from Algeria - banned from the World Boxing Championships - can participate in the Olympics and will face our own Angela Carini. A slap in the face to the ethics of sports and the credibility of the Olympics. Enough of the follies of 'woke' ideology!"