Olympics-Italy's Meloni, IOC's Bach discuss 'fairness' in sports after boxing gender row

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Boxing - Women's Welterweight - Last 16 - Kokugikan Arena - Tokyo, Japan - July 27, 2021. Chen Nien-Chin of Taiwan in action against Angela Carini of Italy REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

PARIS (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni raised the issue of a gender row in boxing with International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief Thomas Bach after Italian boxer Angela Carini pulled out of the Olympics mid-fight on Thursday.

Carini stepped out after she sustained a series of crushing blows from her Algerian opponent Imane Khelif, who last year failed a gender eligibility test at the World Championships.