Court ruling ends Lia Thomas’s Olympic aspirations
The summary is about Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, whose dream of competing against biological female swimmers in elite competitions was halted. The Court of Arbitration for Sport did not accept a challenge from Thomas that aimed at permitting her participation in these events. Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, faced a setback in her aspiration to compete against biological female swimmers at elite levels. Her efforts were obstructed when the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed a challenge she filed seeking permission to participate in these competitions. This decision impacts her dreams of competing at the highest levels of her sport.
The dream of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to defeat more biological female competition was dashed after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected a challenge from Thomas that would have allowed the athlete to compete in elite competitions for women.
Thomas, a biological man who identifies as female, requested the Switzerland-based court repudiate the current policy that denies Thomas access to competing in “elite” women’s races, including the Olympics, according to a Wednesday report.
An arbitration panel then ruled that Thomas did not meet the standards to appeal the policy, which was established by World Aquatics, because “for the time being,” the policy does not apply to the athlete, the report noted.
Great news! Lia Thomas won’t be able to compete in women’s category at the Olympics or any other elite competition.
He has just lost his legal battle in Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling.
This is a victory for women and girls everywherehttps://t.co/fEZc47K0FA
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) June 12, 2024
“[Thomas] is currently only entitled to compete in USA Swimming events that do not qualify as ‘Elite Events,’” the arbitral award stated.
Thomas became the first openly transgender athlete to win an NCAA Division I national championship in March 2022 while competing for the University of Pennsylvania.
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Riley Gaines, one of the biological women who competed against Thomas, celebrated the the decision by the court.
“Great news! Lia Thomas won’t be able to compete in women’s category at the Olympics or any other elite competition,” Gaines posted to X. “He has just lost his legal battle in Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling. This is a victory for women and girls everywhere.”
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