Donald Trump has waded into the growing debate surrounding transgender athletes in the United States while speaking at a ‘Save America’ rally in Texas, vowing that they will no longer be permitted to compete against biologically-born women when the Republican Party wrestles back control from their Democrat counterparts. Trump, who stopped short …
Read More »USA Gymnastics settles with abused athletes
The settlement was announced on Monday by the federal bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Indiana. USA Gymnastics filed for bankruptcy protection in 2018, following a deluge of lawsuits over years of Nassar’s abuse. “This chapter is finally closed,” tweeted Rachael Denhollander, whose 2016 complaint brought Nassar’s abuses to light. …
Read More »Olympic bosses have just made it even easier for trans athletes to beat women
Always first on the podium for self-congratulation, the IOC continues its quest to be a transgender champion at the expense of elite women athletes with newly announced guidelines that will prove another bodyblow to females in sport. Somehow, while trumpeting its credentials as a standard bearer of human rights, the …
Read More »At last, an official body that recognises letting trans athletes compete against women is unfair, unsafe and unethical
When transgender cyclist Rachel McKinnon (now Veronica Ivy) took to the podium after winning the 2018 women’s world track championships, the differences between the competitors were clear to see. McKinnon is taller, broader and more muscular than the women lining up for silver and bronze medals. Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard …
Read More »Here’s a solution that would allow trans athletes to compete fairly against females
How do you solve the controversy over sports competitions between female and transgender athletes? When the two compete in the same events, the latter can ruin things for the former. Young girls are deprived of the medals, honors, and scholarships they would otherwise have earned. But should transgender athletes be banned …
Read More »Washington state high school requires student athletes to wear TRACKING DEVICES for Covid-19 ‘contact tracing’ – reports
Eatonville High School will require both student athletes and staff to wear the monitors during the upcoming school year, according to local media reports. The school argues the devices are needed to track potential coronavirus outbreaks on campus, insisting they do not actually transmit wearers’ locations, instead only tracking players’ …
Read More »Olympics boss admits guidelines on transgender athletes need change… as controversial weightlifter breaks silence to thank him
Dr Richard Budgett, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) medical and science director, has overseen rules based on guidelines from 2015 that have allowed transitioned athletes to compete when their testosterone is below a specified level for 12 months. Hubbard, the controversial New Zealander who is competing in the women’s competition …
Read More »Whiny American athletes & bitter US media should learn to lose gracefully without blaming Russia
The latest US athlete to cut the effortlessly grating figure of the wronged runner-up was swimmer Ryan Murphy, who, endlessly irked at losing twice in a week to Russian counterpart Evgeny Rylov at Tokyo 2020, launched a mini-monologue of microaggressions drenched in melodrama during his post-swim presser. “It is what …
Read More »Tennis star Medvedev thrashes journalist for suggesting Russian athletes are ‘carrying stigma of cheaters’ at Tokyo Olympics
The Russian ace was fielding questions from reporters on Wednesday when he was served a highly suggestive query. “Are Russian athletes carrying a stigma of cheaters in these games and how do you feel about it?” a reporter asked. Visibly repulsed, Medvedev said it was the “first time” in his …
Read More »3 athletes test positive for Covid-19 in Tokyo just days before games, 2 of them diagnosed in Olympic Village
Out of the infected athletes, two tested positive in the Olympic Village, the Japan Times reported on Sunday, citing officials. Five Olympic Games staff members, a contract worker and a journalist also tested positive on Sunday. The news comes after a South Korean member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), …
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