Imane Khelif has been subject to a wave of abuse and criticism after defeating Angela Carini at the Paris Olympics, with the IOC now receiving an official complaint over her treatment
The Algerian Olympic Committee has submitted an official complaint to the IOC over the treatment of boxer Imane Khelif.
But the backlash has continued, with Khelif's next opponent Anna Luca Hamori posting a series of derogatory posts against the Algerian. In an apparent response to those posts, the Algerian Olympic and Sports Committee has made an official complaint to the IOC. "The International Olympic Committee has issued a final apology to violators with an order to delete every post that concerns our heroine Iman Khalif. We reserve the right to prosecute everyone who participated in the heinous campaign against the heroine Iman Khalif. Good luck to our heroine and long live Algeria."
“All this controversy makes me sad,” Carini said. “I’m sorry for my opponent, too. … If the IOC said she can fight, I respect that decision. It wasn’t something I intended to do .
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