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She won two World Championship silver medals in the 90kg class in California. She took a 16-year hiatus from the sport before returning as a woman in 2017. She had transitioned in her 30s in 2012, having competed in male weightlifting competitions beforehand. The official women's 84kg+ record-holder is transgender powerlifter Anne Andres, who previously mocked women for being 'so bad' at bench pressĪnd in 2021 New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard qualified for the Tokyo Olympics despite being nearly twice the age of her female rivals. It throws you off,' she said at the time. 'You have someone with male genitalia pulling his pants down, watching you as you undress. Gaines took objection not only to Thomas's unfair advantage, having been born a man, but also claimed it made her feel uncomfortable in the locker room.

She beat Gaines, who has since become an outspoken advocate for protecting female spaces in sport. Thomas - who is 6 foot 3 inches - came back for her final year as a female swimmer and began breaking records in the pool. In 2022 transgender swimmer Lia Thomas divided the sports community after spending three years on the University of Pennsylvania's men's swimming team.

#Negative man series#

The issue of allowing transgender athletes to compete in women's sport has become increasingly contentious after a series of high-profile cases. ICONS Women, a campaign group dedicated to defending the rights of female athletes in single-sex sport, posted the clip of Silverberg on their Twitter account.

'Well I don't know Anne, but maybe it's because you have 20 times more testosterone than them. Silverberg unofficially broke the record for the 84+ kilograms women's category The CPU released its 'trans inclusion policy' in February which was based on guidance from the Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport. The Canadian rules allow anybody who self-identifies as a woman to compete in the female category, sparking concerns trans women who've gone through male puberty may have a considerable physical advantage over biological female rivals. Silverberg has yet to comment on his decision to enter the contest and subsequent victory. The move, which took place Saturday at the Heroes Classic tournament in Lethbridge, Alberta, was apparently designed to protest rules outlined by the Canadian Powerlifting Union. Silverberg then unofficially breaks the female bench press record for the 84+ kilograms women's category, which was a 270lbs press - officially set by a trans lifter. This is the moment a male coach claims to be a woman and smashes the female bench press record at a powerlifting competition in Canada.īearded Avi Silverberg is shown calmly approaching the bench in men's clothing as part of a protest against gender self-identification policies in sport.