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minus-squareFedegenerate@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 days agoWere transgender women winning a lot of golds at Olympic events?
minus-squareStern@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 days agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_(soccer) Nothing else in terms of medals. One trans woman in power lifting who didn’t even place and IIRC nothing else for trans competitors.
minus-squareFedegenerate@fedinsfw.applinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoNot a problem that needed solving then. Common IOC L.
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoMost golds are based on luck, getting qualified to go at all is a huge achievement.
Were transgender women winning a lot of golds at Olympic events?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinn_(soccer)
Nothing else in terms of medals. One trans woman in power lifting who didn’t even place and IIRC nothing else for trans competitors.
Not a problem that needed solving then. Common IOC L.
Most golds are based on luck, getting qualified to go at all is a huge achievement.