American swimmer Leah Thomas became the first transgender athlete to win a national title at the NCAA Division 1 Championships in Atlanta last week. His mere presence at this level of sporting competition led to controversy in the United States. Quebec Olympic swimmers Catherine Sward and Mary-Sophie Harvey drenched.
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Leah Thomas controversy
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Should transgender athletes compete in the women’s category? This is the question that American swimmer Leah Thomas found herself with today.
Speculation: Catherine Sword or Mary-Sophie Harvey finished third in their event at the 2024 Olympic Trials. Among the two swimmers who preceded them was also a 22-year-old transgender, who was also male two years ago. It goes to Paris, not Sauvard or Harvey. How do the two react?
“It’s a tough question,” Harvey said earlier this week. I don’t know if they got there once. [le contexte réglementaire] Thrives. We all think about finding ways to include them and not discriminate. Everyone is trained. Whether it’s a girl or a boy, anything is fine. I can not ignore the fact that the person will train myself to achieve their goals. ⁇
The same dilemma for Sword, …
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