Olympic boxer Imane Khelif decries bullying amid gender misconceptions

Algeria's Olympic boxer Imane Kheilf called for an end to bullying athletes after her participation in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and unsubstantiated claims about her gender sparked furor, especially among right-wing figures.

“I 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,” Khelif said in Arabic to SNTV, a sports video partner of The Associated Press.