The situation is getting complicated for Lia Thomas again! In June last year, the transgender swimmer lost her legal case against World Aquatics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Her demand was based on participating in the female category at the Paris Olympics. However, the ruling nipped the swimmer’s chance to enter the Olympics. Also, the swimmer faced a blockade to compete in the female category. Lia’s appeal couldn’t overturn World Aquatics’ decision to bar such swimmers from competing in the female category who have undergone “any part of male puberty.”
That acted as the death knell on Lia Thomas’s wish to compete at the grandest arena last year. And now, another blow has followed. On February 5, POTUS Donald Trump signed an executive order. The order is to bar the participation of any transgender athletes in women’s sports. Additionally, the rules say to act stringently on the schools that will not adhere to the new policies.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump made the entire scenario more dramatic. As reported by the New York Times, he said, “From now on, women’s sports will be only for women,” right before signing the order. So what now? Lia Thomas will not be able to continue swimming in the female category.
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