The Algerian boxer at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Olympics has filed a legal complaint saying she has been a victim of online harassment.

Imane Khelif’s lawyer Nabil Boudi said the complaint was filed with the Paris Prosecutor’s Office on Friday.

On Saturday, the gold-winning boxer said: “All that is being said about me on social media is immoral. I want to change the minds of people around the world.”

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      3 months ago

      Against those who started this harassment campaign: the IBA. Those russian assholes began this with their falss evidence.

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      3 months ago

      looks like the whole global far right was against her

      Lock 'em up!

      More seriously - I’d bet it’s not all that hard to trace back to the first person who made the online claim of her being trans. Maybe that person and/or a related platform that refused to take down the misinformation?

      And for the record, I support her rights as a woman even if she had been trans. (And will spend 0 seconds of time arguing with anyone here about why.)

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        3 months ago

        I mean she has Man right there in her first name and He in her last name I see how someone would be confused. /S