{"id":2007905,"date":"2023-08-22T10:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T14:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-risk-to-be-suspended-powerlifting-body-issues-ultimatum-about-trans-powerlifters\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T10:07:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T14:07:07","slug":"they-risk-to-be-suspended-powerlifting-body-issues-ultimatum-about-trans-powerlifters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-risk-to-be-suspended-powerlifting-body-issues-ultimatum-about-trans-powerlifters\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Potential Suspension: Powerlifting Body Sets Deadline for Trans Powerlifters&#8217;"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fthey-risk-to-be-suspended-powerlifting-body-issues-ultimatum-about-trans-powerlifters%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=2007905&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--><h2>The International Powerlifting Federation Issues\u200c Ultimatum to Canadian Powerlifting Union<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200dInternational Powerlifting Federation (IPF) has issued a strong warning to the Canadian Powerlifting Union \u200d(CPU) regarding their rules on men \u2062competing against\u200b women. This\u2062 ultimatum could potentially result \u2063in the \u2063banning \u200dof transgender powerlifters from \u2064the sport.<\/p>\n<p>IPF President Gaston Parage emphasized the importance\u200d of abiding by \u2062the rules, \u2062stating that\u2062 they are in place to ensure fair competition\u2062 and \u200cprevent\u200c any unfair advantages. \u200dHe explained that\u2063 the IPF\u2062 has worked extensively on \u2062a transgender policy \u2064to avoid \u200bdiscrimination against women and \u200censure fairness in\u200c the \u200csport.<\/p>\n<p>Parage further\u2063 highlighted that while policies \u200bmay\u200d vary across different sports,\u200b powerlifting\u2064 is a strength-based sport, making it \u200ddistinct from others. The IPF has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cryptoverse-hungry-exchanges-fight-for-slice-of-american-pie\/\" title=\"Exchanges battle for US market share in Cryptoverse.\">dedicated significant time<\/a> to\u200c developing their policy, but Canada\u2064 has \u2062failed to\u200c follow it,\u200b putting them at risk of suspension.<\/p>\n<h3>IPF Rules and Transgender Policy<\/h3>\n<p>The IPF rules state that for \u200ca man identifying as \u2064a woman to compete against\u200c women, they must demonstrate that their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-weightlifter-has-a-genuine-chance-for-a-womens-olympic-medal\/\" title=\"Trans Weightlifter Has A \u2018Genuine Chance\u2019 For A Women\u2019s Olympic Medal\">total testosterone level<\/a> \u2064in serum\u200d has been equal to \u200bor below 2.4 nanomoles per litre (nmol\/L) and\/or free testosterone equal to\u200b or \u2062below 0.433 nmol\/dL\u2062 for \u200dat least 12 months prior to \u200btheir first competition.<\/p>\n<p>These conditions must\u200b be continuously monitored\u200d by\u200b the IPF Medical Commission, and non-compliance will result in the suspension \u200cof the athlete&#8217;s eligibility\u2063 to compete in the female category.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversy\u2062 Surrounding\u200d Transgender \u200dPowerlifter Anne Andres<\/h3>\n<p>The IPF&#8217;s warning \u2063comes\u200b after \u2064powerlifter Anne\u200c Andres,\u2063 a transgender athlete, reportedly \u200dset a women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mediocre-lift-by-a-mediocre-male-man-claiming-womanhood-slammed-after-breaking-womens-powerlifting-record\/\" title=\"'Mediocre Male's Controversial Claim: Shattering Women's Powerlifting Record'\">national powerlifting record<\/a> and an unofficial\u200d women&#8217;s world record at a \u2062championship in Brandon, \u200bManitoba.\u200d Andres achieved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-risk-to-be-suspended-powerlifting-body-issues-ultimatum-about-trans-powerlifters\/\" title=\"'Potential Suspension: Powerlifting Body Sets Deadline for Trans Powerlifters'\">total powerlifting score significantly \u200chigher<\/a> than the \u200dtop-ranked woman,\u200b raising concerns about unfair advantages.<\/p>\n<p>April Hutchinson, a Canadian competitive \u2063powerlifter, expressed her disappointment and frustration \u2062with the situation. She highlighted the physiological advantages that \u200bmales have over\u2062 females in terms of muscle mass, bone density, and lung capacity, which can impact fair competition.<\/p>\n<p>Hutchinson revealed\u2064 that many women dropped out of the competition due to concerns about Andres&#8217; participation, and\u2063 their pleas to the federation went unanswered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is NOT a legitimate \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6National Record.<br \/>This \u2064is \u200ba mediocre lift by a mediocre male who is being allowed \u200cto lift against women because\u2026\u2063 hair colour? \ud83e\udd14 <br \/>Shame on the Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU).<br \/>This is \u200bdiscrimination against\u2064 the female competitors.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveWomensSports?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveWomensSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F8mdFpnz01\">pic.twitter.com\/F8mdFpnz01<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 International \u2063Consortium on Female Sport\u200d (ICFS) \u200c(@ICFSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICFSport\/status\/1690969310209114113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August \u206414,\u2063 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It is clear that the\u200c issue of transgender athletes \u2063competing in \u200cpowerlifting continues to be a contentious\u2064 topic, with the\u200b IPF taking a firm stance on \u2063maintaining fair competition and protecting\u200b the integrity of the sport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;A lot of\u200b women yesterday dropped out of the competition\u2062 because they knew that Anne [Andres] would\u2063 be \u200dlifting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Powerlifter April Hutchinson says the\u2063 federation is\u2062 &#8216;doing nothing&#8217; amid concerns over a trans woman competing\u2064 in the female \u2064category.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lea_Christina4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Lea_Christina4<\/a> \u200d | \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Roolockwood?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RooLockwood<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/otFLjpMllM\">pic.twitter.com\/otFLjpMllM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Piers Morgan \u2063Uncensored (@PiersUncensored) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PiersUncensored\/status\/1691174097760227328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IPF warned the CPU to follow its rules on transgender powerlifters, potentially leading to a ban. IPF President Gaston Parage stated that the ultimatum was given to the CPU, as reported by The Daily Mail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":60,"featured_media":2007906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2007905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/60"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}