File photograph of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif© AFP
Imane Khelif, the Algerian boxer who defied a row over her gender eligibility to win Olympic gold, is taking authorized motion over media stories about leaked medical data, the Worldwide Olympic Committee mentioned on Wednesday. Reviews revealed in France this week claimed Khelif, 25, has XY, or male, chromosomes. The gender controversy ignited on the Paris Video games in August when Khelif defeated Angela Carini in 46 seconds in her opening bout, the Italian lowered to tears and abandoning the combat after struggling a badly harm nostril. It led to a row that attracted feedback from politicians and personalities starting from Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to “Harry Potter” writer JK Rowling.
“We perceive that Imane Khelif has taken authorized motion in opposition to people who commented on her scenario through the Olympic Video games Paris 2024, and can also be getting ready a lawsuit in response to the newest reporting,” the IOC mentioned in a press release.
“The IOC is not going to remark whereas authorized motion is ongoing, or on media stories about unverified paperwork whose origin can’t be confirmed.”
The IOC mentioned Khelif had competed within the ladies’s class in worldwide competitors “for a few years”, together with on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and on the Worldwide Boxing Affiliation (IBA) world championships and IBA-sanctioned tournaments.
The IOC added that it was “saddened by the abuse that Imane Khelif is presently receiving”.
Khelif, who obtained a hero’s welcome when she returned to Algeria after her Olympic triumph, has already filed a criticism in France for on-line harassment.
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