Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas fails in challenge to rules that bar her from elite women’s races

American transgender swimmer Lia Thomas will not be allowed to perform at major international sporting events in the future. The International Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has rejected the swimmer's appeal against the International Swimming Association (WA), which prohibits her performance in its rules.

Court of Arbitration for Sport rejects challenge from transgender swimmer Lia Thomas

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has rejected a challenge from transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who sought to overturn a policy barring her from competing in women’s elite competitions. In a statement released Wednesday, a panel of arbitrators from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) concluded that Thomas lacked standing to contest the policy established by World Aquatics, the international federation that administers international competi…

Lia Thomas Was Banned From Competing in Women's Sports. Here's How His Former Teammate Reacted.

American transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) with her appeal against the international federation World Aquatics, whose rules state that she cannot compete against women. She will not participate in the summer Olympics in Paris. The swimming federation welcomed the CAS decision with relief and called it a major step in the effort to protect women's sports.

Male Swimmer Lia Thomas Banned From Swimming at Olympics — Rightfully So

“Sixty-six percent of United States adults oppose men competing on women’s sports teams,” states the New York Post, citing a recent survey by NORC at the University of Chicago. While this debate of biological men in women’s sports has been around for a few years, swimmer Lia Thomas, born male and formerly known as Will, has advocated for allowing other men to participate in arenas where they are heavily favored, i.e., a man in a women’s league. …

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas loses case, barred from elite women's races

Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, lost her case against the World Aquatics at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Wednesday, June 12. Thomas was barred from competing in the women's events, and the ruling maintains that ban. Thomas had requested arbitration with World Aquatics, the governing body of all aquatic sports, to get the federation's transgender policy dismissed. However, the court ruled that Thomas did not have standing to ch…