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Olympics: Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Breaks Down in Tears After Winning Quarter-Final Match Against Opponent Who Posted Offensive Meme
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif broke down in tears after winning over her match against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori.
Khelif, who was welcomed on the ring like a rockstar by cheering supporters, has been targeted by persistent backlash online following her victory over Italy’s Angela Carini in a bout that lasted less than a minute. After Khelif won over Carini, she was accused to compete in the wrong gender category by several prominent figures such as J.K. Rowling who posted a picture from the fight on X saying: “Could any picture sum up our new men’s rights movement better?” She added that it showed the “smirk of a male who’s knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head, and whose life’s ambition he’s just shattered.” Elon Musk, meanwhile, shared a post from swimmer Riley Gaines that claimed “men don’t belong in women’s sports.” The X owner co-signed the message by writing: “Absolutely.” Carini, who abandoned her match against Khelif after declaring she “never felt a punch like this,” has expressed regrets over the way she behaved with the Algerian boxer right after the bout.
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