Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Wins Gold
TimeAUG 2024
Imane Khelif of Algeria, the Olympic boxer at the center of a gender eligibility controversy, has filed a complaint for "aggravated cyber harassment" against the social media platform X with the online hate center of the Paris prosecutor's office.
Her lawyer said Saturday in a statement that the investigation will focus on "who was behind" and those who took part in what he described as a "misogynist, racist and sexist campaign" during the Games, including "important political figures."
This comes as the welterweight fighter won gold medal at the Olympics on Friday amid debate over her sex, particularly after her first opponent withdrew the bout. Khelif dominated her three other matches, winning all of them 5-0.
Sadly for women's boxing, the IOC was complicit in allowing genetically men to box against women — and unsurprisingly win all their bouts in unanimous decisions — in what was promoted as the first-ever gender-equal Olympics. Though Khelif is not trans, the Algerian has all advantages of being a male in the ring.
leftAnti-trans activists were quick to attack cisgender female Olympic champion Imane Khelif paying little attention to the fact that she had competed —and won just a single bout — at Tokyo 2020 without any commotion. What is a woman seems not to be an easy question after all, and non-white athletes continue to suffer the most scrutiny and abuse.