Olympic boxer Imane Khelif said the wave of hateful scrutiny she has faced over misconceptions about her gender “harms human dignity,” and she called for an end to bullying athletes after being greatly affected by the international backlash against her.
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00:00This is a question that I ask myself, why is this still happening?
00:19I don't know. I came here to focus on my goal, which is the Olympics.
00:26Today I'm in the semi-finals, and I hope to be in the semi-finals on time.
00:30I hope to be able to control the situation, and to overcome these two stages, and the semi-finals.
00:39My message to all the people of the world is that they should stick to the Olympic principles,
00:46according to the Olympic agreement, and stay away from bullying all athletes,
00:51because this affects a lot of people, and can destroy people,
00:58and can kill people's thinking and mind, and divide people.
01:07I will be in contact with my family for about two days a week.
01:15I hope that they don't get affected too much, and that they don't worry about me.
01:22I hope that this crisis will end soon, and that there will be a better response.
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