Iman Khalifa Calls for End to Athlete Bullying Amid Controversial Olympic Experience

The 25-year-old Algerian champion spoke about her difficult experience in the French capital, in an interview with Associated Press video partner SNTV, on Sunday night.

Iman, who was born in the northwestern town of Souqar, expressed this AlgeriaShe also thanked the International Olympic Committee and its president, Thomas Bach, for standing firmly by her side after “the International Boxing Federation put obstacles in the way of her being the involved in the Olympic Games,” as she was excluded from the gold. medal fight in the women’s federation championship in March 2023.

and nearby Iman Khalif From the first Olympic medal for Algeria in boxing Since 2000, after his victory over the Hungarian Luca Na Harmony in the quarter-finals of the middle weight (66 kg) on ​​Saturday.

Iman is expected to appear in Tuesday’s semi-final against Thai Ganjam Suanaveng, and if she wins, she will compete in Friday’s gold medal match at Roland Garros.

The victories won by Iman, as well as Taiwanese Lin Yu-ting, in the boxing ring turned into the biggest stories of the Olympic Barbs, as both athletes became the subject of discussion in the media and platforms social media around the world, which was not without bullying in many cases.

Among those who took part in the controversy, claiming that Iman is transgender, were former US President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump, and JK Rowling, the writer of the film series “Harry Potter “.

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Khalifa called for “an end to the bullying of athletes,” after the international reaction against her was a big hit.

The 25-year-old Algerian champion spoke about her difficult experience in the French capital, in an interview with Associated Press video partner SNTV, on Sunday night.

Iman, who was born in the northwestern town of Souqar, expressed this AlgeriaShe also thanked the International Olympic Committee and its president, Thomas Bach, for standing firmly by her side after “the International Boxing Federation put obstacles in the way of her being the involved in the Olympic Games,” as she was excluded from the gold. medal fight in the women’s federation championship in March 2023.

and nearby Iman Khalif From the first Olympic medal for Algeria in boxing Since 2000, after his victory over the Hungarian Luca Na Harmony in the quarter-finals of the middle weight (66 kg) on ​​Saturday.

Iman is expected to appear in Tuesday’s semi-final against Thai Ganjam Suanaveng, and if she wins, she will compete in Friday’s gold medal match at Roland Garros.

The victories won by Iman, as well as Taiwanese Lin Yu-ting, in the boxing ring turned into the biggest stories of the Olympic Barbs, as both athletes became the subject of discussion in the media and platforms social media around the world, which was not without bullying in many cases.

Among those who took part in the controversy, claiming that Iman is transgender, were former US President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump, and JK Rowling, the writer of the film series “Harry Potter “.