Five demonstrators were arrested on day four of the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday in connection with a climate protest that also called out the sport governing body’s recent policy change that banned transgender athletes from women’s events. Sunday’s race was delayed for more than 45 minutes after a group… Continue reading Climate protests at UCI World Championships call attention to org’s policy on transgender female athletes
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Tennis official in Wyoming resigns in protest of trans athlete’s participation in women’s category
The president of a Wyoming tennis association has resigned in protest of the organization’s decision to allow a transgender college athlete to participate in the 2023 Wyoming Governor’s Cup, citing fair competition. Jackie Fulkrod, now the former president of the Cheyenne Tennis Association Board, resigned from her position last week as a result of 27-year-old… Continue reading Tennis official in Wyoming resigns in protest of trans athlete’s participation in women’s category
British Rowing restricts women’s category to athletes ‘assigned female at birth’
British Rowing released new eligibility guidelines that will restrict transgender athletes from competing in women’s events in order to “guarantee fair and meaningful competition,” the sports governing body announced this week. The new rules will go into effect on Sept. 11 and will include policies for three categories: women’s, mixed, and an open category. A… Continue reading British Rowing restricts women’s category to athletes ‘assigned female at birth’
Former Hawkeye Ahron Ulis among new athletes charged in Iowa-Iowa State gambling scandal
More names have surfaced in the Iowa sports gambling probe, which involves both the University of Iowa and Iowa State University student-athletes. The high-profile players are Iowa State starting quarterback Hunter Dekkers and ex-Hawkeyes basketball player Ahron Ulis. But Johnson County online court records have Iowa baseball player Gehrig Christensen and Iowa kicker Aaron Blom… Continue reading Former Hawkeye Ahron Ulis among new athletes charged in Iowa-Iowa State gambling scandal
Crenshaw High athlete’s killing marks latest trauma for L.A.’s Black youth
Teenagers filled the sidewalk outside a South Los Angeles party last week when gunfire rang out. After the crowd scattered, friends found a Crenshaw High School basketball player dead — the latest example of violence that is disproportionately killing young Black Angelenos, a Times analysis shows. The fatal shooting of Quincy Reese Jr., 16, left… Continue reading Crenshaw High athlete’s killing marks latest trauma for L.A.’s Black youth