Transgender swimmer Thomas said that a recent court ruling should serve as a 'call to action for trans women athletes.'
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has spoken out after losing a legal battle that will essentially see her barred from competing in next month's Olympics in Paris.Three judges on the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday dismissed the athlete's request for arbitration with World Aquatics, the global sport governing body for swimming, over rules it introduced regarding transgender competitors.
Riley Gaines, a former competitive swimmer for the University of Kentucky, has become a figurehead for the movement to keep those identifying as transgender women out of female sports. She welcomed Wednesday's ruling as 'great news,' adding in a post shared on X, formerly Twitter: 'This is a victory for women and girls everywhere.
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