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The Associated Press:<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women\u2019s races because judges ruled she did not have standing to bring the case.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Court of Arbitration for Sport panel of three judges dismissed Thomas\u2019 request for arbitration with the World Aquatics governing body, in a ruling released Wednesday.<\/em><\/p>\n

World Aquatics banned transgender women who have been through male puberty from competing in women\u2019s races. It also created an \u201copen\u201d category for which transgender athletes would be eligible.<\/em><\/p>\n

Thomas had\u00a0asked the sports court<\/span>\u00a0in Switzerland to overturn the rules\u00a0approved in 2022<\/span>\u00a0that she said were invalid, unlawful and discriminatory.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So no elite competition swimming for Thomas, Olympics included.<\/p>\n

The back story is that Thomas used to compete for Penn\u2019s men\u2019s team, then transitioned and was ruled eligible to swim for the women\u2019s team after meeting the NCAA criteria for testosterone suppression. When the controversy expanded and national media outlets picked it up, the NCAA changed their rules, instead shifting guidelines for participation to individual sports\u2019 national governing bodies. USA Swimming then updated their guidelines, which did not affect Thomas at the time, because she was considered an amateur, but now that she’s a pro, the rule set is different.<\/p>\n

Short version of a long story, but that’s the general gist. World Aquatics did introduce an “open” category for transgender swimmers to participate in, but ahead of the 2023 World Cup in Berlin, they cancelled because nobody applied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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