Angela Carini may not have won a gold medal, but U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert believes she deserves the financial reward Italy gives its gold medalists.
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On Thursday, Rep. Boebert launched a crowdfund campaign to raise $196,000 for the Italian boxer, whose Olympic dream was ended by an Algerian fighter banned from the last boxing world championships for failing a sex test.
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“Italy pays their Olympic athletes $196,000 for a gold medal. While the IOC is the only organization that can truly right this wrong, I believe we can do our part. Every dollar contributed will go directly to Angela Carini.”
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“Thank you for joining me in providing a small encouragement to this strong, deserving woman!” Boebert wrote on the campaign page.
As of 11 p.m. Thursday, the campaign “Standing with Angela Carini!” on GiveSendGo had raised over $52,000 from more than 1,300 donors.
Lauren Boebert stated that Carini “deserves better” than the lopsided 46-second fight with Algeria’s Imane Khelif.
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