Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, whose gender was the subject of controversy at the Paris 2024 boxing championships, has filed a complaint with a French court for aggravated “cyberbullying”, the Olympic champion's lawyer in the under-66kg category announced today.
“After winning the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, boxer Imane Khelif has decided to start a new battle: for justice, dignity and honour,” said Nabil Boudi, the athlete’s lawyer, who returned to Algeria today, on the social networking site X.
Boddy, who says “the unfair harassment of a champion boxer is the biggest stain on the face of the Olympic Games,” hopes the criminal investigation will “find out who started this misogynistic, racist and sexist campaign, but also deal with those who fueled it.” Digital execution.”
Khalifa, 25, became the Olympic champion in the -66kg category on Friday, after defeating China's Yang Liu, the 2023 world champion, in the final by unanimous decision of the judges.
At Roland Garros, the Algerian, who has been subjected to a lot of harassment from misinformation campaigns, criticism and what she called “bullying”, was celebrated in the stands, where many of her country's flags could be seen, and received a lot of applause and praise.
The fighter demanded an end to the “bullying” she was subjected to, after the International Boxing Federation, which is excluded from the Olympic movement, said it had tests, which were never published, proving she was a man.
Khalif, who has won all the rounds played at Paris 2024, was particularly targeted after disqualifying Italy's Angela Carini early in the tournament, within 46 seconds, after her opponent left in tears, prompting many to question her gender.
The International Olympic Committee has defended the Algerian, in an attempt to end the debate about an athlete who was born a woman and lived her entire life as a woman, including competing in Tokyo 2020.
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