A story that the whole sports world has heard of. Swimmer Lia Thomas underwent a gender reassignment and races among women, and a few days ago she also won the NCAA University Championship. Her rivals, who have absolutely no taste in her start, also comment on the topic. Réka Györgyová also expressed outrage in an open letter to the organizers.
A few years ago, the American swimmer Lia Thomas competed in the men’s category. But Will Thomas no longer exists. After the hormonal treatment, there was a transfer among women, where the American woman directly excels. Over the weekend, Thomas won the 500m NCAA Championship and left her opponents far behind.
The official opinion of the organizers is that everything is regular. The gender reassignment went exactly as it should, and there should be nothing to stop Thomas from starting. However, the opponents say that the whole thing is irregular, at least from a human point of view. The winner of the race has an increased level of body mass and is physically completely different.
The György took the place
The other swimmers don’t want to leave the whole thing alone. An open NCAA letter was written by Réka György of Virginia Tech College. She missed the promotion to the final race for one place, finished seventeenth and did not fit into the company of the best. Who is to blame? Rules that allow Thomas to start.
“I am writing this letter in the hope that the NCAA will open its eyes and change these rules in the future. It doesn’t promote our sport well, and I think it’s disrespectful to the biologically female swimmer who competes in the NCAA. “ György thinks. She herself stated that she was devastated by the whole situation.
“I am frustrated. This last place seems to have been taken away due to the NCAA’s decision to let someone who is not a biological woman compete. It hurts me, my team and the other women in the pool, “ the swimmer continued. The truth is, Thomas swims a lot better. Among the losers in the race was Emma Weyant, who was also at the Olympics in Tokyo and won a silver medal.
But in addition to criticizing the NCAA, György also pointed out that Thomas was going hard. Which is not so bad for her.
“She sacrificed family vacations and holidays. She has moved to the limit to be the best athlete she can be. She does what she enjoys and she deserves it right. On the other hand, I would like to criticize the NCAA rules that allow it to compete with us, who are biologically women. “ he thinks.
If all goes well, it is quite likely that Thomas will become the best swimmer of all time.
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