Algeria's IImane Khelif has filed a complaint after winning gold at the Olympics.
given she was banned from the World Championships in India by the IBA after failing unspecified gender tests and president Umar Kremlev claiming she had XY chromosomes.
Born and identifying as a female, Khelif was cleared for this showpiece by a new governing body and received plenty of backlash throughout her participation - starting withNow, her lawyer Nabil Boudi says Khelif will be taking action against "Paris Prosecutors" for "aggravated online harassment".
"The 'iniquitous harassment' the boxing champion had been subjected to would remain 'the biggest stain on these Olympic Games'."Half goes to the athlete, with the other half split between the National Federation and the coach who played a key part in the triumph.Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and wrestling. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News.
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