A professional male powerlifter entered a women's competition and smashed the bench press record set by a transgender woman to protest current sports policy. Current policy allows biological males to register according to their personal gender identity.
Head Coach of Team Canada Powerlifting Avi Silverberg competed in the Heroes Classic competition in Alberta, Canada, self-identifying as a woman, according to a report.On the day Silverberg competed, the bench press record for the 84+ kilogram category belonged to Anne Andres, a biological male who identifies as female.
Former record holder, trans-identifying male, Anne Andres had a front row view as Silverberg mocked the discriminatory CPU policy… pic.twitter.com/ajhUJPB4gcAndres, who is recognized as a female competitor by Open Powerlifting, held the record at 275 lbs and had won at least eight women's competitions, the report noted.
The powerlifting coach competed in the women's meet to protest what he considers the discriminatory policy of the Canadian Powerlifting Union, according to the report.
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