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Trans swimmer Lia Thomas will “keep fighting” after President Donald Trump vowed to “keep men out of women’s sports”

Trans swimmer Lia Thomas will “keep fighting” after President Donald Trump vowed to “keep men out of women’s sports”

American trans swimmer and activist Lia Thomas has said she is going to “keep fighting” after President Donald Trump vowed to “keep men out of women’s sports” and ban them from competing at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Thomas was the first openly trans athlete to win gold in a national champion

New president of International Olympic Committee supports banning trans women from female sports

New president of International Olympic Committee supports banning trans women from female sports

Kirsty Coventry, new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), supports banning trans women from female sports. Former Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Ms Coventry, 41, pipped Lord Sebastian Coe and Juan Antonio Samaranch to the position. The election means Ms Coventry has become both the fi

Queer Dutch hockey player Anne Veenendaal named Goalie of the Year

Queer Dutch hockey player Anne Veenendaal named Goalie of the Year

Queer Dutch hockey player Anne Veenendaal, whose team won gold at the Paris Olympics, has been named Goalie of the Year by readers of a Dutch field hockey magazine. Veenendaal, 29, who rocked the Progress Pride flag on her helmet during the Olympics, was called a “a constant force for both Amsterdam

French athlete Dimitri Pavadé comes out as gay after competing at the Paris Paralympics

French athlete Dimitri Pavadé comes out as gay after competing at the Paris Paralympics

French athlete Dimitri Pavadé, who represented his home country at this year’s Paralympics in Paris, has come out as gay following his fourth-place finish in the men’s long jump. Pavadé, who won a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Games, returned to the men’s long jump T64 classification final, where h

Martina Navratilova under fire after calling trans athlete Valentina Petrillo a ‘pathetic cheater’

Martina Navratilova under fire after calling trans athlete Valentina Petrillo a ‘pathetic cheater’

Martina Navratilova has come under fire after calling Italian trans athlete Valentina Petrillo, set to make history at the Paralympics a ‘pathetic cheater’. The 50-year-old, who transitioned from a male to a female in 2019, will compete in the T12 200m and 400m events having won bronze medals in bot

“I hope to be the first of many.” Trans sprinter Valentina Petrillo to make history as first trans athlete to compete at Paralympic Games

“I hope to be the first of many.” Trans sprinter Valentina Petrillo to make history as first trans athlete to compete at Paralympic Games

Even before her first race at the Paris Paralympics 2024, Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo is aware she will make history as the first trans athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games. “I hope to be the first of many,” says the 50-year-old, who will compete in the 400m T12 event for visually impa

An “important symbol of inclusion”. Italian sprinter, Valentina Petrillo, set to become the first trans athlete to compete at Paralympic Games

An “important symbol of inclusion”. Italian sprinter, Valentina Petrillo, set to become the first trans athlete to compete at Paralympic Games

Visually impaired Italian sprinter, Valentina Petrillo, 50, who is set to become the first-ever transgender athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games, believes her participation is an ‘important symbol of inclusion’. Petrillo, who transitioned in 2019, won bronze in the T12 200m and 400m at the 202

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