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One of the most talked-about collegiate swimmers in the past few years is Lia Thomas. A transgender athlete ... win an NCAA title in 2022, beating out an Olympic medalist in the process.

June 13 (UPI) --Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas will not be allowed to compete for a spot on next month's Paris Olympics team, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed a challenge this ...

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas lost a ... hopes of making the Summer Olympics in Paris next month. Three judges on the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed Thomas’ request for arbitration ...

The decision by the Olympic Committee to deny Lia Thomas' request for participation in the 2024 Olympics marks an extraordinary and unprecedented move in the realm of competitive sports.

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas can't compete in the Olympics after she lost her legal ... However, her case was thrown out on a technicality because Thomas was "simply not entitled to engage ...

Out-of-context screenshots were making the rounds on Facebook in early July 2023 asserting the false claim that Olympic athletes had mobilized against Lia Thomas, a highly decorated swimmer who is ...

I could really barely get out of bed ... the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. The highlight of her college graduation, according to Thomas, was hearing her name called as Lia Thomas.

"Lia Thomas Banned from 2024 Olympics, Ordered to Compete with Men ... USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

to compete in women’s events at the Olympic Games. “Okay, but is anyone going to apologize for forcing us to undress with him 18 times a week?” Scanlan wrote on X. Lia Thomas lost her appeal ...