The controversy surrounding Khelif was sparked by a controversy over her hyperandrogynous condition. Despite quietly competing at Tokyo 2020, she was caught up in a discussion led by conservative circles. Both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Boxing Federation (IBA) clashed over this issue.
Last year, Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-Ting were disqualified from the women’s world championships due to questions about their gender. FIBA said Khelif failed a test intended to establish her gender identity, although it did not specify what type of test was taken.
Despite the controversy, the IOC said Khelif was eligible to compete in the Olympics in the women’s category. However, in Paris, during their first round match, her Italian opponent, Angela Carini, abandoned the fight in the first minute.
The hate campaign against Imane Khelif
On social media, Khelif was the victim of a hate and disinformation campaign who introduced her as “a man who fights women.” The boxer, upon winning the gold, declared: “I am a strong woman with special powers. From the ring, I sent a message to those who were against me. I was born a woman, I have lived as a woman and I have competed as a woman.”
“Boxer Imane Khelif, who has just won the gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has decided to fight a new battle: that of justice, dignity and honour,” wrote Nabil Boudi.
The lawyer said that on Friday he “filed a complaint for aggravated cyberbullying” to the department for combating online hate at the Paris prosecutor’s office.
“The criminal investigation will determine who was at the forefront of this misogynistic, racist and sexist campaign, but it will also have to focus on those who have fueled this digital lynching,” he added.
Javier Milei’s tweet against Imane Khelif
The President Javier Milei He was one of many who expressed their feelings on social media about Imane Khelif’s participation in the Paris Olympic Games.
“Let’s see, progressives. Come and explain this. When you point out their stupidities with arguments, they respond by putting all kinds of labels that seek to cancel the argument that refutes them. Then reality appears and exposes them to their imbecility. If I continued, I would kill her.”
He even retweeted on X (formerly Twitter) a post in which a serious accusation is made: “Feminism made it a ‘sport’ and not a crime for a man to hit a woman.”
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