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France launches probe over alleged cyberbullying of Olympic gender-row boxer Khelif

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France has launched a cyberbullying probe following a complaint by Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, who was at the centre of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympic Games, prosecutors have said.The investigation was opened into "cyberharrassment" following the high-profile gender row at the Games, the Paris public prosecutor's office told AFP.The athlete's lawyer Nabil Boudi said last week that Ms Khelif, 25, had filed a complaint for online harassment, calling it a "fight for justice"."The 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," he said at the time.Ms Khelif won the women's 66kg final against China's Yang Liu in a unanimous points decision, having been the focus of intense scrutiny in the French capital during the Olympics.Together with Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, who won the 57kg women's final, Ms Khelif was disqualified from last year's world championships after they failed gender eligibility testing.However, they were cleared to compete in Paris, setting the stage for one of the biggest controversies of the Games.The International Boxing Association's Russian president Umar Kremlev has targeted both athletes, claiming that Ms Khelif and Ms Lin had undergone "genetic testing that shows that these are men".The IBA were responsible for the world championships in 2023 that Ms Lin and Ms Khelif were thrown out of, but the IOC cleared them to box in Paris.Ms Khelif said she is "a woman like any other"."I was born a woman, lived a woman and competed as a woman," she told reporters about her eligibility.Russia's team has been banned from the Paris Olympics over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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Despite being labelled a 'biological male', Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won the gold medal for his country at the just-concluded Paris Olympics. She saw questions being raised over her gender whenever she won a boxing bout. However, this didn't stop Imane from keeping her focus completely on the in-ring action. However, as soon as the Olympic games came to a conclusion, Imane Khelif filed a lawsuit over online harassment, while also including Tesla owner Elon Musk and famous British author JK Rowling in it.
Despite being labelled a 'biological male', Algerian boxer Imane Khelif won the gold medal for his country at the just-concluded Paris Olympics. She saw questions being raised over her gender whenever she won a boxing bout. However, this didn't stop Imane from keeping her focus completely on the in-ring action. However, as soon as the Olympic games came to a conclusion, Imane Khelif filed a lawsuit over online harassment, while also including Tesla owner Elon Musk and famous British author JK Rowling in it.
The Paris Olympics 2024 concluded with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif winning the gold medal. Often being labelled a 'biological male', Imane saw noise erupt whenever she won a boxing bout. But, she decided to keep quiet, not letting her performances inside the ring get impacted by the chatter outside the arena. However, as the Paris Games were concluded Khelif decided to file a lawsuit over the gender row during the Olympic Games, while also naming Tesla owner Elon Musk and famous British author JK Rowling in it.
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