2024 Paris Olympics LIVE: Angela Carini WITHDRAWS after 46 seconds of her boxing match against Imane Khelif – as Team GB claim three medals in the rowing

Right, it’s been a while since we checked in on the golf but there’s been a lot going on at Le Golf National this morning.

The 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama has stormed into the lead by three shots, having just wrapped up his round with a low score of 63 to go eight-under.

LIV golfstar Joaquin Niemann, representing Chile, Argetina’s Emiliano Grillo, South Korea’s Tom Kim, Sami Valimaki and defending champion Xander Schauffele are all T2 at five-under par.

Tommy Fleetwood wrapped up his first round earlier this morning going four-under par with a cool 67, while he’s tied with Rory McILroy and Jason Day who are both still out on the course.

Here’s the top ten from this morning’s action…

• 1 Hideki Matsuyama -8 F
• T2 Joaquin Niemann -5 F
• T2 Emiliano Grillo -5 F
• T2 Tom Kim -5 thru 17
• T2 Sami Valimaki -5 thru 13
• T7 Alex Noren -4 F
• T7 Ryan Fox -4 F
• T7 Tommy Fleetwood -4 F
• T7 Jason Day -4 thru 17
• T7 Scottie Scheffler -4 thru 17
• T7 Rory Mcilroy -4 thru 17
• T7 Carlos Ortiz -4 thru 9

Martina Navratilova has also condemned today’s scenes in the women’s boxing, brainding it ‘deplorable’.

The former tennis star took to X (formerly Twitter) to write: ‘Deplorable. This will not end well for the people in power who allowed this to happen.’

Sharron Davies has continued to blast the International Olympics Committe (IOC) for allowing Imane Khalif to participate in the women’s boxing at the Olypmics.

Khalif was denied entry to the 2023 World Championships after she failed eligibility tests, being deemed to be biologically male.

Davies is one of many who have been agered by the scenes in Paris this mornign after Angela Carini with drew in the first round of her bout against Khelif, after taking several blows from the Algerian.

Carini even stated afterwards that the blows ‘hurt’ and ‘wanted to honour the competition but stopped for her health.’

Davies took to X (formerly Twitter) to write: ‘The IOC are negligent in their duty of care to female boxers. Knowingly putting males with a huge advantage in the ring with females.

‘These males have been tested & banned by two boxing federations for having XY chromosomes. Its beyond belief but nothing the IOC does fails to disappoint me these days.’

She added: ‘This is a biological male fighting a female & absolutely everyone can see it, they have also failed gender screening, twice & have XY chromosomes. There is no ambiguity that the IOC do not care if a female gets seriously hurt. Or worse. I’m astonished at the weakness of the media.’

In case you missed it, here’s a recap from this afternoon’s fight…

Team GB have advanced to the final of the team jumping event!

The event took place at the Chateau de Versailles, with GB finishing behind Germany and the USA>

Ben Maher riding Dallas Vegas Batilly, delivered a perfect round for Team GB and was followed by Harry Charles and Scott Brash, riding Romeo 88 and Jefferson respectively.

Angela Carini’s boxing coach has spoken out following her withdrawal against Imane Khelif.

Khelif advanced to the next round of the tournament, with her bout against Carini lasting only 46 seconds.

The Italian boxer took multiple blows on the head from the Algerian, before withdrawing from the bout.

Her coach has revealed what the boxer said to her during the fight, stating to PA: ‘She felt pain in her nose and said to me “I don’t want to fight anymore”‘

Khelif’s inclusion at the Olympics has raised concerns over the IOC’s eligibility criteria for fighters competing in the women’s boxing category. The Algerian had been barred from last year’s World Championships after she had been deemed to be biologically male.

News just coming into us here at Mail Sport and Team GB’s Jake Wightman has been forced to withdraw from the men’s 800m because of a hamstring injury.

He has been replaced by Elliot Giles for the 800m race next Wednesday.

Wightman won gold at the 2022 World Championships, becoming the first international gold medal winner in a middle distance event for Team GB since Seb Coe won the 1500m at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.

Former British Olympian Sharron Davies has spoken of her fury at the IOC after they allowed Imane Khelif to compete against Angela Carini in the women’s boxing at Paris 2024.

Davies, who has been vocal on her position that transgender athletes should not be allowed to compete in women’s sports, wrote on her X account: ‘I’m so angry at the IOC, they learn nothing from history or science and women continually pay the price.’

Imane Khelif, who was banned from fighting at last year’s World Championships has won her first fight at the Olympics after Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew after 46 seconds.

Carini had stated after the fight that her opponent’s punches were too strong and that it ‘hurt’. She had also reportedly dropped to her knees stating ‘this is unjust’ after Khelif was awarded the fight.

More on Mail Sport below…

What a morning it’s been for Team GB’s rowers! After Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne claimed bronze in the women’s double sculls, the women’s quad came out to take silver straight after them.

It was an achievement for Hodgkins-Byrne and Wilde, who had undergone surgery on her forearms 10 months ago, while Hodgkins-Byrne took time away from the sport after Tokyo 2020 to have her son Freddie, who is now two.

Secretly to ourselves, we were determined to try and get on the podium and that’s what we’ve done – Hodgekins-Byrne said.

Mathilda has been such a great woman to have in the bow. I have learned so much and I just know if I do my job, push as hard as I can, she will get me over the line.

Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten appeared disappointed that they hadn’t quite clinched gold, despite being favourites to win the 2000m race. Yet Glover, a two-time gold medallist, stated afterwards that they were proud of their achievements.

I think today we put it all out there, we raced the plan we wanted to race, we raced together with so much heart. You know what, there can’t be regret looking back and knowing you did all you can – Helen Glover to BBC Sport.

I think no matter how we do, they [family and friends] are the people we go back to who love us no matter what. So it’s really nice to have everyone out there and everyone who’s supported us from near and far.

Next came the men’s coxless four of Oli Wilkes, David Ambler, Matt Aldridge and Freddie Davidson came through the field to clinch bronze for Team GB.

What a morning for Olypmic rowing!

We’ve had a rip roaring match here at Roland Garros.

Iga Swiatek, the queen of clay, is just managing to hold out to Qinwen Zheng of China in the women’s singles semi-final.

Zheng took the first set, surprisingly beating the four-time French Open champion 6-2 in the first set, and has just levelled with the Polish tennis star at four games a piece in the second set.

Can Swiatek force this to a third set tiebreaker?

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has questioned the IOC’s stance on the inclusion of Khelif in this year’s women’s boxing event.

The IBA had organised the athlete testing for the World Championships last year, where Khelif and Lin were both disqualified.

The IBA stated that the pair were barred from competing to ‘uphold the level of fairness and utmost integrity of the competition.’

The statement, released on Wendesday, read: ‘Khelif and Lin’s disqualification was a result of their failure to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women’s competition, as set and laid out in the IBA Regulations. This decision, made after a meticulous review, was extremely important and necessary to uphold the level of fairness and utmost integrity of the competition.

‘Point to note, the athletes did not undergo a testosterone examination but were subject to a separate and recognized test, whereby the specifics 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 statement added: ‘Our Committees have rigorously reviewed and endorsed the decision made during the World Championships. While IBA remains committed to ensuring competitive fairness in all of our events, we express concern over the inconsistent application of eligibility criteria by other sporting organizations, including those overseeing the Olympic Games. The IOC’s differing regulations on these matters, in which IBA is not involved, raise serious questions about both competitive fairness and athletes’ safety.’

Earlier this week, Algeria’s Olympic Committe (AOC) condemned criticism that has been directed towards Imane Khelif.

Algerian boxer Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting had been cleared to represent their countries at this summer’s Olympic Games, despite being barred from competeing at last year’s World Championships for being biologically male.

Scrutiny has been directed towards the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Algeria for Khelif’s participation, but the AOC have hit back at the targetting of their athlete, which they say is ‘baseless’.

‘COA strongly condemns the unethical targeting and maligning of our esteemed athlete, Imane Khelif, with baseless propaganda from certain foreign media outlets,’ they said in a statement.

‘Such attacks on her personality and dignity are deeply unfair, especially as she prepares for the pinnacle of her career at the Olympics. The COA has taken all necessary measures to protect our champion.’

The International Boxing Association has questioned the IOC’s stance on the matter though.

Concerns have been rasied over Khelif’s participation in the competition,
after the Algerian had failed a testosterone test, which had prevented her from competing at last year’s World Championships.

International Olympic Committee spokespoerson Mark Adams had addressed her inclusion in women’s boxing ahead of the 2024 Games, insisting that Khelif met ‘all eligibility and entry regulations’ despite having ‘male sex chromosomes’.

‘Everyone competing in the women’s category is complying with the competition eligibility rules,’ he said.

Adams added: ‘They are women in their passports and it’s stated that this is the case, that they are female.’

But sports scientists have told MailOnline that an absence of clear policy in this area by the Olympics had allowed the situation to develop.

More from Mail Sport’s Mike Keegan here…

Eurosport’s coverage has not spoken much on Carini’s withdrawal. The next fight between China’s Chang Yuan and Bulgaria’s Stanimira Petrova stepped into the ring almost immediately after Imane Khelif and Angela Carini had left the ring.

As said below, Carini had dropped to her knees and began to tear up after withdrawing after 46 seconds against her Algerian opponent.

Algeria’s Imane Khelif is one of two athletes who have been allowed to participate in women’s boxing at this year’s Olympic games after being disqualified from last year’s Women’s World Championships for failing a testosterone test.

The Algerian was deemed to have not met the eligibility criteria for last year’s event in Delhi, along with Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting, who had been stripped of a bronze medal won at the event.

International Olympic Committee bosses have stated that both athletes have met the eligibility criteria to compete in this summer’s Games, with Khelif winning her first bout in the women’s boxing on Thursday against Angela Carini – who foreifited their match.

A video has gone viral this week showing Khelif dominating one of her previous opponents, as fans reacted to news of her inclusion in the Olympics.

One former opponent of Khelif’s, Brianda Tamara Cruz Sandoval, has opened up on facing the Algerian.

‘When I fought her I felt very out of my depth,’ Tamara added. ‘Her blows hurt me a lot. Thank God that day I got out of the ring safely, and it’s good that they finally realized.’

Angela Carini dropped to her knees in tears after withdrawing from the bout.

The fight had begun with the Italian taking several hits to the face from Imane Khelif in the first 30 seconds before having to stop to adjust her head guard.

She headed back to her corner to consult her team before appearing to withdraw from the fight.

Both fighters exited the ring quickly after the decision had been announced in Khelif’s favour, with the Algerian being led out of the ring.

Drama unfolding in the women’s boxing match as Angelia Carini appears to have withdrawn from her bout against Imane Khelif.

The Italian looks visibly upset here in the ring and appears to be shouting several words to her corner – but does not seem happy. She doesn’t acknowledge her opponent in the ring after Khelif was awarded the victory and has fallen to her knees crying in the centre of the ring.

Despite a slow start, the men’s quad are also going to be stood on the medal podium, with Freddie Davidson, Matt Aldridge, David Ambler and Oli Wilkes.

They looked slightly out of synch at the start of the race, but boy did they bounce back with an epic race to hold off Italy and Romania who were hot on their heels at the end of that race.

It is also an excellent achievement for the coxless four, considering this is their first Olympic Games racing together.

It wraps up an excellent morning in the rowing for Team GB, who have clinched two bronze medals and a silver.

Meanwhile, it is USA who take first place, with New Zealand clinching silver in the mens quad.

Matt Fitzpatrick has just teed off at Le Golf National as Team GB’s men’s quad are underway in their 2000m final.

They’ve tgot around 700m left to go as GB currently sit third behind the US and New Zealand.

Speaking after their second-place finish, the Team GB women’s quad opened up on their race, with Helen Glover stating that they have no regrets.

Esme Booth told BBC Sport: ‘I think out on the water we had our race plan that we were going to execute so that’s what we did.

Rebecca Shorten added: ‘I think we’ve done a good job and we were going out there for gold but we’ll take a silver.’

Sam Redgrave replied: ‘It’s maybe a bit to early to reflect. We didn’t go in there wanting to race for silver we wanted gold. I’m still really proud of what we’ve done this season. We’ll have time to reflect on it.’

But Glover delivered an emotional response when asked about today’s race plan.

Team GB’s opening ceremony flagbearer said: ‘Today we put it all out there. We race the plan that we wanted to race. There can’t be regret in looking back on what we’ve done.

Two-time gold medallist Helen Glover helped Team GB’s women’s quad clinch silver in Paris on Thursday following what was an epic performance from GB’s rowers.

While winning silver may not be the medal the quartet will have wanted they were briliant throughout the race and have been excellent all year.

Glover, meanwhile, said to BBC Sport ahead of the race that it was ‘bizarre’ to be attending her fourth Olympics game.

‘I honestly feel bizarre talking about a fourth Olympics, I feel so lucky to have gone to one. I didn’t think I’d be the person that was still going. I definitely I’d still be the person going when I’ve got a family. Sometimes, I feel just a bit of disbelief around going to Paris.

‘There have been more than a few moments where I’ve questioned my decision. Some of them in a daily way you do as an athlete where you think this is really hard, some of them in a more reality checking moment of having heartfelt conversations probably once, maybe twice of me being very close to walking away. Very close to walking away, there had been really hard times.

‘My decisions are made entirely around my kids. I always ask myself am I doing right by them, am I being the best mum I can be and if there are times where I start to question that, I have to question whether I stay in the sport and I had to change things. If there was a moment where I was asking that question and the answer was I need to change things, I’m going to keep going.’

Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten have won silver in the women’s quad final.

It’s the Netherlands who have out gunned the british quad to take first place, with Glover agonisingly missing out on her third Olympic gold medal.

But it was an outstanding race from both GB and the Netherlands who gave everything they had in that race.

But it’s yet another medal for Team GB and what a performance it was from the women’s quad.

It’s all go this morning and the women’s quad has just got underway with Helen Glover out to win yet another Olympic gold medal.

Glover herself is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and is rowing alongside Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten, the quartet are favourites to win this women’s final.

They’ve moved into third place inthe race with China and New Zealand ahead of them. Can they pull it back with 700m left to go?

The heroics of Becky Wilde, 26, and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne, 29, who are just recieving their bronze medals, have added to Team GB’s medal count, which now sits at 17.

Team GB now have six gold medals, six silver medals and six bronze medals and are hot on the heels of both France and Japan in first and second place.

It’s not a great start from the 2019 Open champion though.

It looks like he’s sliced his drive off the first right into the bank on the right of the first tee.

He grits his teeth in anguish at the drive but the Irishman should be able to get up and down for par from there.

Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne are full of emotion as they exit their boat.

The pair have just embraced with a big hug on the jetty after clinching an epic bronze medal in Paris!

They’ve also brought home Team GB’s 17th medal of the games!

‘Quite surreal to be honest,’ Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne said, speaking on clinching bronze to BBC Sport.

‘I knew we could do it before hand. But knowing you can do it is quite different from actually doing it. We saw from races here that anything can happen. I said before that all I have to do is stay in my boat and if I can do that I can get the best out of us.’

Her team-mate Becky Wilde was subsequently asked how they clinched an Olympic medal despite her only haivng raced internationally three times before.

‘I have no idea,’ she said. ‘I’ve had the support of so many people behind me. Mathilda has been such a great support to have on the bow and I just know that if I do my job, push as hard as I can then she’ll get me over the line.’

What a victory from the British pair!

It’s another medal for Romania! Andrei Cornea and Marian Enache have delivered a dominant performance here in the men’s double sculls to claim their second gold medal of the Olympic games and third medal in paris.

In second place come the Netherlands while Ireland’s Daire Lynch and Philip Doyle give a big thumbs up as they claim third!

There’s no Team GB representation in this race, but Romania are showing their dominance yet again.

They’re in the lead just behind Spainm who got off to a roaring start, with Ireland sitting in third.

Meanwhile, we have the full analysis on Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne and Becky Wilde’s epic 2000m double sculls win in Paris below!

Jess Eddie, Team GB Olympic silver medallist, reflecting on Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne’s bronze medal, told BBC Radio 5 Live that this was ‘one of the stories of the British rowing team.

I cannot to tell you the journey this crew has been on. To see them with Olympic medals around their necks in a matter of moments this is unbelievable. This is one of the stories of the British rowing team here.

Joined together only this year, Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne have clinched bronze in the women’s double scull.

This was also only Wilde’s third ever Olympic race!

What an achievement from the Team GB duo!

New Zealand take gold by half a boat length with a powerful performance in France, while Romania clinch the silver medal!

New Zealand have taken the lead, with Romania are in second but they look to be dropping back.

GB are third but can they find a second gear?

But there’s stilol 1500m to go here. Norway have taken the lead, with Romania starting to put on the after burners, with New Zealand in third.

Matilda Hodgkins-Byrne competed for GB at the 2020 summer Olympics, finishing seventh in Tokyo in the Women’s quad scull, but will be hoping to come away from Paris with a medal today.

Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodkins-Byrne are off to a solid start here in the double scull, taking the lead with Romania and Netherlands hot on their heels.

They booked their place at the Olympic games after qualifying at the last moment.

Britain come here from the global view with no real expectation. They’ve also come in after dominating their race, which just no one expected, they could be the surprise package – Dame Katherine Grainger tells BBC Sport

The finals are quickly approaching and it’s Becky Wilde and mathilda Hodgkins Byrne coming up in the women’s double sculls final in just a moment’s time.

Team GB produced a sensational victory in the women’s quad yesterday to snatch victory off the Netherlands.

While we wait for today’s race to get underway – recap on Team GB’s epic victory from Tuesday in Paris here!

Team GB’s Tommy Fleetwood is also off to a good start here! He’s one-under through five and has drained a brilliant 30-foot par putt to maintain his solid start.

The man from Merseyside has already experienced huge success at Le Golf National, having helped Team Europe claim victory against the USA back in 2018. He also clinched the French Open at this iconic par 71 track the year before, in 2017.

For Fleetwood, the Olympics should have the same status as golf’s four major championships.

‘But I think the Olympics for me is sport in its purest form – it’s the most amazing event in the world,’ he said.

‘The last two gold medal winners in Justin and Xander were fantastic for the game – I’m pretty sure kids will start growing up dreaming a bit.

‘If I was to win a gold medal, it would go there alongside any other achievement I’ve ever had.

‘It really is special, and it is the most special sporting event in the world.

‘For us, we just didn’t grow up with that, but I’m sure kids will from now on and it will be very high.’

What a tough putt this is. The 2021 Masters champion has a horrible putt into the green on the par-four fifth and he’s opted for the wedge to get himself around the inlet of rough that breaks up his shot to the flag.

‘A difficult shot and you know no body likes doing that,’ golfing legend Gary Player says on Eurosport’s live coverage of the event. ‘These greens are perfect. Nobody wants to take a divot out of the green. You’d like to because that’s the shot that you’d want to play. But you just can’t make yourself do it!’

It’s not a bad result for Matsuyama though, who dinks his ball onto the bank on his left and drops it down about six feet from the hole. He’ll have a putt in for par to keep his score at two-under par.

The World No 1 and two-time Masters champion has enjoyed a sensational season picking up six wins on tour so far this season – and is the favourite to win gold in his first Olympic Games.

Scheffler is currently two-under through the first three holes and has just ripped a huge drive off the fourth tee straight down the fairway.

The 28-year-old also became a dad earlier this season and has been enjoying taking in all the sights that Paris has to offer with his wife Meredith and their new-born son this week.

Team GB’s Emma Reid has been eliminated from the women’s 78kg judo after suffering defeat by Sout Korea’s yoon HYunji.

The Brit was penalised three times during the encounter and was beaten by her opponent, who scored an ippon.

Rory McIlroy is one-over par through three holes at Le Golf National, but that score isn’t reflecting his golf at the moment.

He’s chipped onto the green from a horrific lie to tap in for a birdie to bring his score back to evens, but what a chip on that was.

While he’s endured a difficult year on tour this season, the Northern Irishman, who is representing Ireland at this summer’s games, is striking the ball very well so far today.

But after a disappointing year on the PGA Tour, noting his agonising finish at the US Open, what would winning the Olypmics mean to McIlroy?

‘The last time you guys saw me, I didn’t give a very good account of myself at Troon,’ McIlroy said, ahead of his first tournament since missing the cut at The Open.

‘I’ve been asked this question a lot, where would an Olympic medal sit in sort of the hierarchy of my career achievements and it’s something I probably won’t be able to answer until when everything is said and done.’

He added: ‘It would be the achievement, certainly of the year (for him). It’s well documented that I haven’t won one of the big four in 10 years. It would probably be one, if not the biggest, in my career for the last 10 years.’

So we’ve got a busy day ahead. We’ve already seen Ecuador’s Brian Pintado win gold in the men’s 20km walking race, while Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy – representing Ireland – are underway in the first round of the men’s golf at Le Golf National.

Meanwhile, Bryony Pitman is underway in the women’s archery having progressed to the round of 16.

So, what’s coming up today at the Olympic Games…

• JUDO: Britain’s Emma Reid competes in the 78kg women’s judo competition. Preliminary rounds start at 9.00am BST with medal events coming at 4.00pm BST.
• ROWING: A big day of rowing action is coming your way with women’s double sculls starting at 10.18am BST with Becky Wilde and Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne set to start for Team GB. The Women’s four, which will include Olympic flagbearer Helen Glover will also begin at 10.50am BST. While Team GB are also favourites in the men’s quad sculls final at 11.10am BST.
• SAILING: The men’s skiff medal race will see James Peters and Fynn Sterritt begin at 1.43pm BST. The women’s skiff medal race, which begins at 2.43pm BST, will see Team GB’s Saskia Tidey and Freya Black in action.

• CANOEING: Joe Clarke will compete in the men’s K1 slalom final at 4.30pm BST.
• GYMNSATICS: The women’s individual all-around event, which will feature USA superstar Simone Biles, starts at 5.15pm BST.
• SWIMMING: The women’s 4x200m freestyle relay final begins at 8.48pm BST.
• TENNIS: Andy Murray could play in his final-ever tennis match alongside Dan Evans as they take on US duo Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz at Roland Garros at 4pm BST.

Elsewhere, Team GB’s men and women’s hockey sides are both in action, with the GB women’s side taking on top-ranked Netherlands.

While Beth Shriever and kye White compete for GB in the first round of BMX racing from 7pm BST.

We’re back for another day at the 2024 Paris Olympics and boy have we got an exciting morning ahead.

Team GB have been outstanding so far at the games and have climbed their way to fourth in the medal table.

Wednesday was one of the country’s best days at an Olympic Games, with medals raining in for Team GB. Alex Yee produced a sensational comeback in the men’s triathlon to clinch gold, while the women’s quadruple scull snatched gold from the Netherlands during yesterday’s rowing.

Kieran Reilly agonisingly just missed out on a gold medal in the men’s freestyle BMX despite producing a jaw dropping performance to come second, while Beth Potter, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and Lois Toulson all clinched gold medals in the women’s triathlon and the women’s 10m synchronised diving.

It was a sensational day for the Brits, and their best start to an Olympics for 112 years – with Team GB raking in a haul of 17 medals – six gold, six silver and five bronze.

But there are more medals up for grabs today – so stay tuned as we’ll have all the live action, commentary and analysis right here on Mail Sport for Thursday at the Olympic Games!