VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — A passionate crowd showered Algerian boxer Imane Khelif with cheers during her fight Saturday at the Paris Olympics, repeatedly chanting “Imane! Imane!” before the athlete who has faced a cascade of backlash over false claims about her gender broke out in sobs following her win.

A large contingent of Algerian supporters called her name and waved flags throughout the women’s 66-kilogram quarterfinal at North Paris Arena, and they unleashed some booes as her opponent was introduced in the jam-packed venue.

What a shameful episode this has been worldwide, watching so many celebrities open their pieholes and say the most horrible things. (Most notably, at least for me, was JK Rowling)

And yet, none of these unathletic, lazy, keyboard commandos would have the courage to talk trash to her face.