Revealed: Two Trans Athletes Are Set To Compete At The Paris Olympics

lambangdaihoc.orgJust two transgender athletes will compete at the Paris Olympics after rules were tightened since Tokyo 2020, MailOnline can reveal today.

The clampdown came because of the ongoing row over whether some trans women have an unfair advantage over biological women because of strength and https://nhanlambangcap24h.com/ testosterone many banked up in puberty.

American runner Nikki Hiltz, 29, and Canadian footballer Quinn, 28, both of whom identify as transgender and non-binary, are in France for lam bang cap 3 gia re the world's greatest festival of sport.

But swimmer Lia Thomas is out of Olympics after losing a legal battle last month and New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, the the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the last Olympic Games, is also absent.

Laurel was one of four trans athletes at Tokyo 2020.

British trans cyclist Emily Bridges had hoped to aim for a spot in the Paris Olympics. But after British Cycling barred transgender women from competing in the female category in 2023, she says she has given up on competing at the elite level.

Hubbard, Bridges and Thomas all transitioned from male to female after the age of 12, which means they are now ineligible.

Nikki Hiltz and Quinn identify as transgender and non-binary. But both were born women and are competing as women, so therefore are eligible to represent the US and Canada respectively.

Nikki has postponed testosterone hormone therapy so they could qualify for the women's division of the 1,500 metres. 'Going to the Olympics is such a dream of mine,' they said last year, adding: 'But it's also such a dream of mine to take testosterone or grow facial hair or have top surgery, and so I think sometimes I can really resent this sport.'




Nikki Hiltz celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the women's 1500 metre final in Oregon, securing the transgender athlete a place at Paris 2024





Quinn of Canada controls the ball in a match against Nigeria. The defender will star in Paris









Lia Thomas had challenged World Aquatics rules in a bid to be able to compete at Paris 2024, https://nhanlambangcap24h.com/ but lost 









British cyclist Emily Bridges had previously expressed hope of competing at the Olympics - but has given up after the rules changed









The participation of Laurel Hubbard in the women's weightlifting was a major story in Tokyo. If Hubbard, who was born a man, had tried to qualify for Paris, the athlete would not have met the more strict criteria 

Heading towards Paris 2024, there has been a seismic shift in the sporting landscape for trans athletes with the pendulum swinging back towards tighter measures.