A screenshot from an article from Italian right-wing newspaper "La Verità". The title says "In the gender Olympic games an Algerian man will throw punches at an Italian woman". In the original Italian the adjective "Algerian" uses the masculine form which is why I translated it as "an Algerian man".

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1. Gabriele Svelto (gabrielesvelto@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 03:12:01 JST Gabriele Svelto

   I'd like to clarify the origin of the accusations against #ImaneKhelif because I don't think most people realize where they came from. The vitriolic mix of of misogynist, transphobic and racist insults against the Algerian athlete started days before the match, largely on Italian papers belonging to far-right politicians and businessmen. Here's a few examples from late July (English translation of the titles is in the alt text). 1/8