A photo of a transgender athlete competing at an NCAA track and field event earlier this year has sparked furor on social media, drawing the ire of a former Olympic medallist, no less.
Sharron Davies, an Olympic swimmer who won silver in the 400 medley for Great Britain in 1980, was among those to call out a transgender woman for competing at a women’s event in February.
CeCe Telfair, who previously competed as a male, took part in the Women’s Invitational 60m hurdles in Boston and qualified for the final. Telfair later was disqualified for a false start.
“Spot the male athlete in the women’s race! It’s simply Cheating,” Davies wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter) in response to a picture taken at the event with the competitors in the starting blocks and Telfair towering over the other athletes.
Spot the male athlete in the women’s race! It’s simply Cheating https://t.co/e5AhnCuRCF
— Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) March 31, 2024
Approved ~ FS
Chester
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