The University of Pennsylvania has nominated transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, a biological male, for the National Collegiate Athletic Associationâs (NCAA) Woman of the Year award. Thomas is one of 577 nominees selected from the roughly 223,000 female collegiate athletes nationwide. The NCAAâs Woman of the Year award recognizes âfemale student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished…
Virginia Tech Swimmer Blasts NCAA for Allowing Lia Thomas to Take Sport from Biological Females
March 21, 2022 by
Virginia Tech swimmer Reka Gyorgy recently published an open letter accusing the NCAA of being âdisrespectful against the biologically female swimmersâ for allowing transgender UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas to compete as a woman in college sport. âIâm writing this letter right now in hopes that the NCAA will open their eyes and change these rules…
Newsmax – The Balance – Chelsea Mitchell – Matt Sharp – NCAA New Rule On Transgender Athletes
March 3, 2022 by
NCAA changes transgender athlete participation policy, amid calls for reevaluation
January 20, 2022 by
The NCAA changed its policy regarding transgender athletes, it announced Wednesday. The new approach to allowing transgender athletes will follow a sport-by-sport model similarly adopted by the U.S. and international Olympic committees, Sports Illustrated reported. The NCAA said if there was no international federation policy then the “previously established IOC policy criteria would be followed.” […]
NCAA women's basketball tournament expands to 68 teams
December 23, 2021 by
The NCAA women’s basketball tournament is expanding to 68 teams beginning with the current season, giving it an equal number of participants as the men’s tournament as part of a concerted effort at gender parity. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The men’s tournament expanded to 68 teams in 2011 with four first-round […]