Moment Olympic gender row boxer Imane Khelif breaks down in tears on TV as she hits out at ‘cruel’ Elon Musk

IMANE KHELIF has hit out at Elon Musk for facilitating a “cruel” hate campaign against her.
The Algerian became her nation’s first Olympic gold medallist in women’s welterweight boxing and first gold medal-winning boxer since 1996 at the Paris Games this summer.
However, rather than being celebrated for her achievements, her time in France was dominated by scrutiny surrounding her participation.
It came after she was disqualified from the Women’s World Championships last year for failing International Boxing Association’s (IBA) gender eligibility rules.
Khelif has always competed in the women’s boxing division and has identified as a woman since birth.
However, a swathe of online hate was directed at her after she beat Italian opponent Angele Carini in 46 seconds, with the likes of JK Rowling, Donald Trump and Musk all directing vitriol towards Khelif.
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Meanwhile, unsubstantiated claims she was born a male spread like wildfire on social media, despite transgender citizens not being recognised in her home country.
Khelif has now hit out at Musk for spreading hate against her, which comes after the 25-year-old filed a legal complaint against his ‘X’ platform for facilitating online harassment towards her.
In an emotional interview with French outlet CLIQUE, Khelif said: “Elon Musk was one of the first to attack me during this hate campaign. He posted this video and it was retweeted.
“So, he was one of the first to have spread this buzz, this campaign against me.”