Appeal rejected
Transgender swimmer excluded from the Olympics
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has unsuccessfully appealed to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport against her exclusion from international women's competitions. The 25-year-old will therefore no longer be able to take part in the Summer Olympics in Paris, which start at the end of July.
The CAS rejected the US American's appeal, as announced by the World Aquatics Federation (WFA) on Wednesday.
Thomas swam as a man until 2019, then underwent hormone therapy and in March 2022 became the first trans swimmer to win a title at the college championships. World Aquatics later excluded transgender swimmers from all competitions and introduced an "open category". However, Thomas saw this as "unlawful" and discriminatory and took the case to CAS in January.
"Protecting women's sport"
World Aquatics saw its decision vindicated and, in a statement, a "big step forward in our efforts to protect women's sport". The aim is to create an environment of "fairness, respect and equal opportunities for athletes of all genders".
This article has been automatically translated,
read the original article here.
Da dieser Artikel älter als 18 Monate ist, ist zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt kein Kommentieren mehr möglich.
Wir laden Sie ein, bei einer aktuelleren themenrelevanten Story mitzudiskutieren: Themenübersicht.
Bei Fragen können Sie sich gern an das Community-Team per Mail an forum@krone.at wenden.