Laura Woods has opened up on the threats she has received on social media.
The presenter sparked mass debate when she replied to an article by The Telegraph’s Oliver Brown about women’s boxing gold medallists Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting.
Both fighters were disqualified from the World Championships last year but were allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics.
Woods had responded to the article, which raised concerns about the protection of female athletes, by writing ‘Great article Oli’, followed by an applause emoji, following that she suffered a torrent of abuse online.
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The pregnant 37-year-old took to X formerly Twitter to reveal exactly the kind of abuse she has received.
She wrote: ‘Since I replied to this article I’ve had numerous death threats to myself and my unborn child. Questions on my own gender (I’m pregnant so guess that clears that one up ) calls for my employers to sack me, threats to my home. I’ve been called a racist, a bigot and a sexist as well as various insults – c*nt, sl*g etc.
I’ve also been asked why I haven’t raised any concerns on this topic before? See above for your answer.
When there are discrepancies with test results – which could impact the safety of another human being, in an environment that above all else should be fair – questions are quite rightly going to be asked. The answers are still unclear, otherwise this topic would be closed.’
Since I replied to this article I’ve had numerous death threats to myself and my unborn child. Questions on my own gender (I’m pregnant so guess that clears that one up 😂) calls for my employers to sack me, threats to my home. I’ve been called a racist, a bigot and a sexist as… https://t.co/Rsh9MLPd30
— Laura Woods (@laura_woodsy) August 15, 2024
Imane Khelif has confirmed she has filed a legal complaint against the likes of Elon Musk and JK Rowling and has spoken out after a successful Olympics campaign.
Khelif told El Birad: “Immediately after there was a big uproar from big politicians around the world, athletes around the world, and even artists and stars, Elon Musk, Trump.. this thing….. that affected me.
“I am not lying to you, it affected me. It affected me a lot, hurt me a lot. I can’t describe to you the amount of fear I had.
“The scenario was very scary. Thank god, all the people of Algeria and the Arab world knew Imane Khelif with her femininity, her courage, her will,’ said the Algerian boxer.
“Honestly, I don’t like to get into politics in sports, but they got into politics in sports. Sports and politics are two separate things.
“These politicians who are oppressing me, they don’t have the right to say that I’m a transgender.”
