WATCH: Female Boxer Angela Carini Breaks Down After Forfeiting Match With Opponent Who Failed Gender Test, Explains She Fought To Honor Late Father

At the Paris Olympics on Thursday, female boxer Angela Carini, who fought against opponent Imane Khelif of Algeria, revealed her motivation behind training her whole life to compete in the Olympics: her late father. Carini was forced to forfeit the fight after just 46 seconds in the ring with Khelif, who failed a gender test, due to the repeated blows to the face, which Carini explained were the hardest hits she's ever received. In response to the fight, social media demanded action from the International Olympic Committee and began the hashtag #IStandWithAngelaCarini.

"I want to show you something," Carini told reporters through tears as she held up a video of her late father on her phone. "I did 'the last kilometer' because one day I felt tired, before [the Tokyo Olympics] I felt tired. I said: 'Dad, I'm tired, the training is intense, but I won't give up!' He said to me: 'Angelina, a champion is a bit like in cycling, the champion when they see the last kilometer, do you know what they do? They pedal even harder. So you reach that last kilometer and pedal, go all the way. Because I'll always be with you.'"

"And so I did. Until the end, I fought with blood in my eyes. Because I wanted this victory at all costs. Just for my father," Carini added.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allowed the fight between the two despite the fact that the International Boxing Association (IBA) had barred Khelif from its competition last year. In a statement, the IBA explained that the athlete, alongside Olympic boxer Lin Yu-ting, was disqualified for "their failure to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women's competition, as set and laid out in the IBA Regulations."

"Point to note, the athletes did not undergo a testosterone examination but were subject to a seperate and recognized test, whereby the speifics remain confidential. This test conclusively indicated that both athletes did not meet the required necessary eligibility criteria and were found to have competitive advantages over other female competitors," the IBA's statement continues. "For clarification on why the IOC permits athletes with competitive advantages to compete in their events, we urge interested parties to seek answers directly from the IOC."

In response to the match, women's rights activist Riley Gaines condemned the fight as glorified violence against women. "After 46 seconds and a few hits to the face by a male, Carini forfeited the fight," she wrote. "Call me crazy, but It's almost as if women don't want to be punched in the face by a male as the world watches and applauds. This is glorified male violence against women."

Gaines and other commentators on social media began to call on Vice President Kamala Harris, who has routinely advocated for transgender athletes to compete in women's sports, to condemn the Olympic Committee for allowing the match. "She doesn't just support it, she celebrates it," Gaines explained. "Check the Biden-Harris Title IX rules that go into effect today. You could be charged with sexual harassment for daring to question one's identity, using biologically correct pronouns, etc."

Try not to cry… Angela Carini talks about competing in the Olympics for her late father.

She just quit her boxing match after being forced to compete against a man.

Allowing men in women’s competitions is evil. Democrats support it.pic.twitter.com/djpbkNhq63

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