Gomis, who won a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, is one of France's best-known athletes. Emilie Gomis, one of the main players on the French basketball team, may resign from her position on the Sports Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF) in the coming days. The reason, according to Le Parisien, is that she posted a message about Israeli politics on her social media.

A few days after the start of the conflict in Gaza, the member of the Athletes' Commission posted a message showing maps of France in 1947, 1967 and 2023, gradually coloured in with the Israeli flag, accompanied by a question: "What would you do in this situation? Her actions sparked controversy and debate, although she later apologised.

She then met with Tony Estanguet, the President of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee, and Amélie Oudéa-Cástéra, the Minister for Sport and the Olympic and Paralympic Games, to explain her position. But the case and her attitude didn't convince David Lappartient, president of the CNOSF ethics committee, and its members decided to propose sanctions against the former basketball player for "proven violation of ethical principles", as reported by Le Parisien. 

Gomis' lawyers, who have no intention of resigning from their posts, said that their client had automatically deleted the content posted and apologised as soon as she was informed of its inappropriateness. The lawyers themselves defended Gomis's apology, claiming that the former player had been targeted with anti-Semitic accusations that could harm her. 

The sanction must now be confirmed to make it official, which Tony Estanguet said could happen in early January during one of his last public appearances with 2023.

Gomis, who won a silver medal at the London 2012 Olympic Games, is one of France's best-known athletes. In the same year, she was knighted into the National Order of Merit. From 2003 to 2004, she represented her country at all continental and world tournaments, leading the French team as a shooting guard. She also won three European gold, silver and bronze medals.

Now in her 40s, she has been an active member of French organisations since shortly after her retirement. She also sits on the board of five qualified sports personalities, filling the position vacated by former athlete Martin Fourcade, who is still on the board but has since joined the IOC. The sanction is unconfirmed and therefore not official.