Olympic medalist withdraws from French boxing elections citing racist and sexist attacks

FILE -France's Sarah Ourahmoune, left, fights Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova during a women's flyweight 51-kg quarterfinals boxing match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2016.

FILE -France's Sarah Ourahmoune, left, fights Kazakhstan's Zhaina Shekerbekova during a women's flyweight 51-kg quarterfinals boxing match at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)


1 photo
Save Story
Leer en español

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

PARIS — Sarah Ourahmoune, a silver medalist at the 2016 Olympic Games, has withdrawn her bid to become president of the French boxing federation. She says she has been the target of vicious racist and sexist attacks. In an open letter published this week, Ourahmoune says she's been on the receiving end of insults that went beyond anything she could have imagined in the buildup to next month's election. Ourahmoune has been campaigning in a joint bid with current president Dominique Nato. Another female boxer, the 2016 Olympic lightweight champion Estelle Mossely, is also a candidate.

Photos

Most recent Olympics stories

Related topics

OlympicsNational Sports
The Associated Press
    KSL.com Beyond Series

    KSL Weather Forecast

    KSL Weather Forecast
    Play button