Olympic vice-champion in 2016, the 42-year-old ex-boxer announced that she was withdrawing from the elections for the presidency of the French boxing federation because of “the racist and sexist attacks” she suffered.
While the elections for the presidency of the French boxing federation will take place on December 14, Sarah Ourahmoune, candidate alongside Dominique Nato, outgoing president, has decided to withdraw. In a press release published on her social networks this Sunday, the Olympic vice-champion in 2016 in Rio explains having been “victim of racist and sexist attacks.»
«D“Words like “the Arab on duty”, “the federation's cleaning lady”, or even “the female dog of…”, not to mention the anonymous messages of incredible and deeply shocking violence”declared the 42-year-old ex-boxer. “I am scandalized and deeply saddened. I discover with sincere pain that my sport, the one I loved so much, is going through a period of suffering that goes beyond simple rivalries. Our society is suffering, and I am worried for all of us. »
“My decision to withdraw costs me enormously, because it seems to contradict everything I defend on a daily basis: courage, resilience, the ability to fight in hostile environments, to push the limits of possibility, and to defend equality, diversity, mixedness. However, today, I believe that my time, my energy and my values will find a better echo elsewhere, where I can be fully effective and useful. I will continue to uphold these values and act for sport, for youth, and for a fairer world” concluded Sarah Ourahmoune.
