KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has thanked national track cyclist Muhamad Shah Firdaus Sahrom for his performance in the men's keirin final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
PARIS: Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment after a rain of criticism and false claims about her sex during the Paris Olympics , her lawyer said on Sunday .
The complaint was filed Friday with a special unit in the Paris prosecutor's office for combating online hate speech, alleging"aggravated cyber-harassment" targeting Khelif, lawyer Nabil Boudi said. In a statement, he described it as a"misogynist, racist and sexist campaign" against the boxer. Khelif was unwittingly thrust into a worldwide clash over gender identity and regulation in sports after her first fight, when Italian opponent Angela Carini pulled out just seconds into the match, citing pain from opening punches. False claims that Khelif was transgender or a man erupted online, and the International Olympic Committee defended her and denounced those peddling misinformation. Khelif said that the spread of misconceptions about her"harms human dignity.
The Paris prosecutor's office said it received Burrows' complaint on Aug. 4 and agents from the National Unit for the Fight against Online Hate are investigating the alleged offences, including death threats, public provocations aimed at attacking a person and cyberbullying. Under French law, the crimes, if proven, carry prison sentences that range from two to five years and fines ranging from 30,000 to 45,000 euros.
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