Caitlyn Jenner said in support of FINA, the world governing body for swimming, after resolving the need to protect women’s sports and limiting the participation of transgender athletes in elite women’s competitions. I’ve been.
FINA’s decisions are the most stringent by Olympic sports organizations, and male-to-female transgender athletes are only eligible to participate in women’s competitions if they have not experienced part of male adolescence. It states that there is.
America’s most famous transgender celebrity Jenner, who announced the transition from Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner to Caitlyn in 2015, said other sports could soon follow suit.
“I think it’s a very good thing. I’ve been tackling this problem from the beginning. I’m very consistent. I’ve seen biological boys compete with women from day one, especially at school. I said I didn’t want it, “Jenner said. Piers Morgan uncensored.
“It’s not fair and we need to protect women’s sports. I’ve been doing that all the time.
“It is said that if you have experienced male adolescence, you cannot compete with women for swimming before you are 12 years old. To be honest, I think that’s the right decision. We’re women’s. Sports need to be protected. Great impact. “
Lia Thomas
The debate intensified after Lia Thomas, a swimmer at the University of Pennsylvania, became the first transgender NCAA champion in Division I’s history after winning a women’s 500-yard freestyle earlier this year.
“Lia Thomas, there was no problem from the beginning. She kept the rules. It was the wrong rule. The NCAA rules made her compete,” Jenner added.
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“I’m really happy that she did this. Why? She raised this question. Thanks to Lia Thomas because FINA World Championships made the decision and I think it’s the right decision. increase.
“She changed everything, and this is good for women’s sports.”
FINA also said that as part of its new policy, it will set up a working group to establish an “open” category for transgender athletes at several events, but Jenner will compete in such a category. “There aren’t enough trans-athletes in the world,” he said.
“For now, I only know one transswimmer, Lia Thomas,” she said. -Reuters
