The pain and violence suffered by the boxer after the match of the Paris games with the Algerian. “Did they write to me ‘withdrawn’ or ‘haven’t you underground from shame?’
Words hurt more than punches. The hatred hurts the soul and causes deep wounds, difficult to heal. Angela Carini told the pain of the social blows collected after the Paris Olympics: he did it by publishing a video in which he shows dozens of messages received in recent months. Bulli, hater, keyboard haters, who beat strongly without thinking about the consequences: “withdrawn”, and again, “haven’t you buried yourself from shame?”. The blue boxer has chosen to share his battle: “Have you ever wondered how hard it was hard to face these words? What did I have to endure day after day? What did I have to face in my silence to preserve health from a stupid social, from people who speak and pronounce words without thinking twice. Because for them it is only a phrase, it is only a word, it is only a fun, it is only a wanting to follow the mass”.
The match with Khelif
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It all started last summer at the Paris Olympic Games, when Angela Carini chose to abandon the ring after 45 ‘in the match against the Algerian Imane Khelif: which later became Olympic champion. A decision transformed into an international political case of which they discussed everyone: by the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (“It was not a match with equal arms”) to the number one of the White House Donald Trump (“against her a men’s boxer”). In the video published by the blue athlete there is no reference to that episode, but it is clear how social hatred began there: “For many it is obvious to forget the past, but it was that past that marked my life -reiterates Carini -. That past has left wounds within me that I try to heal day after day. An infected wound, bleeds and hurts. Closed in silence together with my family I am looking for my family. He changed, destroyed my career, built year after year with sacrifices, dedication, tenacity and a lot of passion.
The return to the ring
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That of Paris was the second Olympics of Angela Carini. The Neapolitan boxer in Tokyo had stopped in the round of 16 eliminated by Taiwanese Chen Nien-Chin. In his career, the blue has conquered a silver in the 69kg category at the 2019 European Championships in Spain and a silver at the World Cup of the same year in Russia. After the Khelif case, the athlete took a few weeks to reflect on the future. Facing the pain of the insults received. Then she returned to the ring winning the eighth Italian title in December 2024 and the gold at the World Cup in Warsaw: “By putting all the sorrow on the side I went up on that ring reconfirming me Italian champion and bringing home medals in international tournaments -he added -. Up to that square was a tough challenge. I wanted to demonstrate that in this sport he conquered the goals with my strength. This long race against the time started at the age of 12 I learned a fundamental thing: love for myself.
An invitation to reflect
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In recent months we have returned to talk about Imane Khelif. The Algerian boxer was excluded from the Eindhoven Box Cup and the World Cup in Serbia because for the International Boxing Association “does not satisfy the suitability criteria due to too high levels of testosterone”. In an interview with the Gazzetta the Olympic champion reiterated how “his case changed sport”. Those 45 ‘in the Paris ring with Angela Carini generated a wave of controversy that has lasted for over a year. The blue has closed the social message by addressing those who have lashed out against her in this period: “My words will not change the world, I will not make the kindest people become. But at least I invite everyone to reflect. Life is a gift of God. A word, a gesture, an imposition can hurt and destroy a person”.
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