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How Sports Became a Battleground Over Trans Rights

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24.01.2026

People protest a transgender athlete participating in the California state track and field championships in Clovis.Kirby Lee/Getty

During an NCAA women’s swimming championship in March 2022, two seniors tied for fifth place. The race was unremarkable except for one fact: One of the swimmers, Lia Thomas, was a transgender woman. The swimmer she tied with, Riley Gaines, believed........

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