Transgender athlete and advocate Chris Mosier criticized the NCAA's new policy on the participation of transgender athletes in an interview with ABC News Thursday.
The NCAA is changing the rules for transgender athletes, shining a new spotlight on one swimmer who is breaking records. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii reports.Transgender athlete and advocate Chris Mosier criticized the NCAA's new policy on the participation of transgender athletes in an interview with ABC News Thursday.
The policy change aligns with recent changes made by U.S. Olympic Committee and International Olympic Committee, the organization saidIf the national governing body of a sport does not have a policy, the NCAA would apply the rules of that sport's international federation or the IOC’s policy. The debate around transgender athletes’ participation in college sports has been brought to the forefront after trans University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas broke several records in women’s swimming.Lia Thomas of the Pennsylvania Quakers rests in the pool after finishing a freestyle event during a tri-meet at the University of Pennsylvania on Janu. 8, 2022, in Philadelphia, Penn.podcast in December.
“Penn Athletics is aware of the NCAA’s new transgender participation policy,” it said. “In support of our student-athlete, Lia Thomas, we will work with the NCAA regarding her participation under the newly adopted standards for the 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship.”, the College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America said it supported Thomas but denounced the policy change.
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