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Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s trip to the Paris Olympics has been marred by controversy after she was falsely accused of being transgender and Italian opponent Angela Carini abandoned their.

Italian boxer Angela Carini abandoned the match against Khelif on Thursday, walking away from the contest to her corner — an extremely rare scene in Olympic boxing. She cried in the ring, sinking to her knees. Minutes later, still-tearful, Carini said she quit because of the pain from opening punches.

There's a lot of controversy online right now surrounding Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, who was reportedly born with DSDs, or differences in sexual development.

Many Twitter users who spread this misinformation took issue with Khelif being disqualified from the International Boxing Association IBA after she failed an unspecified eligibility test midway through the bracket. Having XY chromosomes is typical in those assigned male at birth but certain conditions, such as androgen insensitivity syndrome , can result in those assigned female at birth to have an XY makeup. There has been a lot of discourse surrounding this story.

Olympic boxer Imane Khelif has spoken about the challenges of growing up as a girl in Algeria and breaking into a male-dominated sport.

Political outrage surrounding two women competing in boxing at the Paris Olympics stems from "a lot of misinformation," an International Olympics Committee spokesperson said Friday. It all began when the IOC said Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan were allowed to compete at the Olympics after the International Boxing Association IBA disqualified them for unspecified gender eligibility tests from the world championships despite them having already competed. Watch NBC 4 free wherever you are.

There's a lot of controversy online right now surrounding Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, who was reportedly born with DSDs, or differences in sexual development.

Despite outcries from anti-trans celebrities and politicians, the International Olympic Committee confirmed Imane Khelif is eligible to compete in women's boxing at the Paris Games. Khelif went viral on social media after winning her opening bout Thursday against Italy's Angela Carini , who stopped fighting after 46 seconds. Khelif reportedly has differences of sexual development, known as DSDs, the organizations said in a Fact Sheet released Friday.