{"id":7575,"date":"2024-08-11T14:06:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T14:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7575"},"modified":"2024-08-11T14:06:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T14:06:33","slug":"imane-khelif-files-official-complaint-after-winning-gold-at-the-paris-2024-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7575","title":{"rendered":"Imane Khelif files official complaint after winning gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Imane Khelif will take legal action following the abuse and criticism she received for her participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imane Khelif has decided to file an official complaint following her triumph at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Algerian boxer has been at the centre of controversy at the\u00a0Olympics\u00a0this summer, following her\u00a046-second win in the second round\u00a0of the women\u2019s welterweight\u00a0boxing\u00a0against Italian boxer Angela Carini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Criticism towards Khelif came after it had emerged she had\u00a0failed a gender test at the World Championships\u00a0in 2023, which was held under the International Boxing Association (IBA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carini said after the fight that the flurry of punches that she took from Khelif \u2018hurt too much\u2019, and that she had to prioritise her\u00a0health\u00a0and step out of the ring on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt0afd58755e512e4e\/66b887ee11d6e007314290e1\/khelif-olympic-gold.jpg\" alt=\"The Algerian boxer is set to take legal action after her gold medal win. (Richard Pelham\/Getty Images)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Algerian boxer is set to take legal action after her gold medal win. (Richard Pelham\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the match, there was a lot of fallout online about whether Khelif was a biological woman or not, which prompted statements from the Algerian team and the\u00a0International Olympic Committee (IOC)\u00a0that defended the athlete\u2019s inclusion in the games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khelif has never identified as anything other than a woman,\u00a0having been born as one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also called for a\u00a0stop to the online bullying\u00a0she was receiving, urging people to follow the \u2018Olympic principles\u2019 as she continued to compete in the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Algerian didn\u2019t lose a round en-route to the gold medal match, before comfortably winning by unanimous decision against China\u2019s Yang Liu,\u00a0to win her country\u2019s first medal in the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But following her triumph, Khelif has decided to launch a legal battle against online harassment, which was confirmed by her lawyer Nabil Boudi on Saturday (10 August).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The press release read: \u201cThe boxer Imane Khelif has decided to begin a new fight, a fight for justice, dignity and honour\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also added that Khelif has lodged a formal complaint with Paris prosecutors, citing \u2018aggravated online harassment\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=70&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/bltcd74acc1d0a99f3a\/blt6c12ea9971875196\/66b7226eccd01cac868ebca7\/imane-khelif-gold-medal.jpg\" alt=\"Imane Khelif won her country's first Olympic medal in women's boxing. (Richard Pelham\/Getty Images)\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imane Khelif won her country\u2019s first Olympic medal in women\u2019s boxing. (Richard Pelham\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boudi further explained the lawsuit, saying: \u201cThe investigation will determine who was behind this misogynist, racist and sexist campaign, but will also have to concern itself with those who fed the online lynching.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the first fight itself, Carini hadn\u2019t acknowledged Khelif in the ring, though she later said she would \u2019embrace\u2019 her opponent if given the chance now, apologising\u2019 for all of the attention she was getting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But following her win over Carini, Khelif spoke about exactly how she felt in an interview with SNTV, spoken in Arabic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She stated: \u201cI send a message to all the people of the world to uphold the Olympic principles and the Olympic Charter, to refrain from bullying all athletes, because this has effects, massive effects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Khelif continued: \u201cIt can destroy people, it can kill people\u2019s thoughts, spirit and mind. 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