{"id":2007540,"date":"2023-08-21T21:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biological-male-dominates-canadian-womens-powerlifting-competition-critics-call-for-ban\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T21:46:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T01:46:07","slug":"biological-male-dominates-canadian-womens-powerlifting-competition-critics-call-for-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biological-male-dominates-canadian-womens-powerlifting-competition-critics-call-for-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Critics demand ban as biological male dominates Canadian women&#8217;s powerlifting contest."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiological-male-dominates-canadian-womens-powerlifting-competition-critics-call-for-ban%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2007540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SAN\u2062 ANSELMO, CA \u2013 MARCH 14: A class participant does a deadlift during\u2063 a CrossFit\u2063 workout at Ross Valley CrossFit on March 14, 2014 in San Anselmo, California. CrossFit, a high intensity workout regimen that is a constantly varied mix of aerobic \u2064exercise, gymnastics and Olympic \u200cweight lifting, is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biological-male-dominates-canadian-womens-powerlifting-competition-critics-call-for-ban\/\" title=\"Critics demand ban as biological male dominates Canadian women's powerlifting contest.\">fastest growing fitness\u2062 programs<\/a> in the world. (Photo by Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>6:30 PM \u2013 Monday, August 21, 2023<\/h3>\n<p>Due to recent wins that showed how biological males have an unrivaled advantage in strength, transgender athletes who identify as women may soon be barred from competing against\u2063 biological female competitors in powerlifting competitions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Anne Andres,\u200b a biological male who identifies as female that competed in the women\u2019s division of the Canadian Powerlifting Union\u2019s Western\u200c Canadian \u2063Championship, beat the \u200dclosest 2<sup>nd<\/sup> place competitor SuJan\u2063 Gill by lifting a whopping 400 \u2062more pounds than she was able to. <\/p>\n<p>The International Consortium on Female Sports (ICFS) was especially critical of\u200d the dominating performance \u200bby Andres. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is not a legitimate Canadian National Record. This is a mediocre lift by a mediocre male who is \u2064being allowed \u200cto lift against women,\u201d the \u200bgroup tweeted in a \u200cstatement on Monday. \u201cThis is discrimination against the female \u200bcompetitors.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfcb\ufe0f\u200d\u2642\ufe0fMale powerlifter, \u2062Anne Andres (40) was awarded the \u200cCanadian women&#8217;s national deadlift record \u200cyesterday at the CPU Westerns Championship<br \/>\ud83d\udea9Andres crushed powerlifting, \u2064masters women in the championships by over 500lbs <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9yeZTzltBq\">https:\/\/t.co\/9yeZTzltBq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ICONS (@icons_women) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icons_women\/status\/1691166226276585473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The \u200ccurrent rules\u200c by the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) stated that competitors must prove\u2063 their\u2064 gender identity by showing their\u2063 government issued ID and being tested for testosterone levels. <\/p>\n<p>April Hutchinson, who is a competitive female powerlifter,\u200c told Talk TV that \u200bmany biological female powerlifters\u200c do\u200c not agree with the \u200dinclusion of transgender women in their sport and that \u2062it is simply not fair. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMy boyfriend could basically walk in tomorrow, identify as a female, compete, and \u200dthen the next\u200d day, go \u2063back to being a man again. No proof, no ID required, just basically\u2062 going on how you feel that day \u200dor whatever gender\u200d you want\u2064 to do\u200d it,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The trans inclusion policy \u200dof the Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU) states: \u201cboth at recreational and competitive levels, an individual may participate in their \u2064expressed\u200c and\u2062 identified gender category.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite recent criticism of the policy from multiple female powerlifters, in May, the CPU stood firm on their policy after a five-month review. <\/p>\n<p>The transgender powerlifter has also been known for being critical of the competition in general. Andres asserted in a video last year that he does not understand why\u200c the women\u2019s bench press is poor \u2064competition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI will win by a \u200cgood margin. This is due to my training ethic, but people widely misattribute \u200bit to my history 20 years ago,\u201d the\u200c transgender powerlifter said, referring to the upcoming championships in October.\u200b <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u2063news blasts directly\u200c to your inbox for free. 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