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Algeria boxer Imane Khelif calls for bullying at Olympics to stop: 'It can destroy people'

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 03: Imane Khelif of Team Algeria celebrates victory against Anna Luca Hamori of Team Hungary after the Women's 66kg Quarter-final round match on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at North Paris Arena on August 03, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX*** ORG XMIT: 776138539 ORIG FILE ID: 2165115841

As Algeria boxer Imane Khelif continues to compete for a medal in women's boxing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, she's had to endure so much awfulness as baseless questions were asked about her gender and that of fellow boxer, Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan.

Through it all, she's thanked supporters and now, she's spoken out in a video shared by the Associated Press that you can watch below.

Here's what she said, via translation: "I send a message to all the people of the world, to uphold the Olympic principals ... to refrain from bullying all athletes because it has effects, massive effects. It can destroy people, it can kill people's thoughts, mind and spirt."

Watch the whole thing below:

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