Olympic champion
Algerian boxer Iman Khalif, who came into controversy during her very first match at the Paris Olympics 2024, later became the champion. Now she has filed a legal complaint in France against online harassment with false claims of having her gender checked during the Paris Olympics. Its investigation has also started. He has directly targeted X (formerly Twitter). X CEO Elon Musk also supported a post in which it was written that what is the role of men in women’s sports.
Iman Khalife came into limelight regarding her gender, which was controversial. Italy’s Angela Carini had decided to withdraw from the match within a few seconds. Regarding this, it was being claimed that Iman Khalif is a man, because he was disqualified just hours before the gold medal match of the Boxing World Championship in 2023. The International Boxing Association (IBA) had found that his chromosomes were XY. In such a situation, they cannot participate in the women’s competition.
At the same time, when Carini left the match after about 46 seconds, the same controversy arose again, which was supported by X CEO Elon Musk. Iman Khalif filed a legal complaint against this. The athlete’s lawyer, Nabil Boudi, filed a legal complaint on Friday with a special unit at the Paris prosecutor’s office, which combats online hate speech.
Boudi said boxer Iman Khalife was targeted by a “misogynistic, racist and sexist campaign” after she won a gold medal in the women’s welterweight division, becoming a hero in her native Algeria and drawing global attention to women’s boxing. . France has started investigating this complaint. Khalif said during the Olympics that the spread of misconceptions about him had “damaged his human dignity.”
Those who posted false information about the athlete include former US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and J. Of. Rowling included. Khalif’s legal complaint was filed against the social media platform, which included the name “X” rather than any specific perpetrator, a common formulation under French law, which leaves it up to investigators to determine. Which person or organization may be responsible?
