{"id":570594,"date":"2021-06-22T14:37:23","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T18:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=570594"},"modified":"2021-06-22T14:37:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T18:37:27","slug":"olympian-sharron-davies-blasts-olympics-allowing-trans-athlete-to-compete-against-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympian-sharron-davies-blasts-olympics-allowing-trans-athlete-to-compete-against-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympian Sharron Davies Blasts Olympics Allowing Trans Athlete To Compete Against Women\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Folympian-sharron-davies-blasts-olympics-allowing-trans-athlete-to-compete-against-women%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=570594&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1190052519.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Olympic medalist Sharron Davies criticized the news that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/first-openly-transgender-athlete-will-compete-in-olympics-after-dominating-female-weightlifting-competitions\">Laurel Hubbard<\/a>, a former men\u2019s weightlifting competitor who now identities as a woman, will be allowed to compete against women in the upcoming Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have men &#038; women\u2019s separate competition [for] a BIG reason, biology in sport matters,\u201d Davies criticized. \u201cSeparate categories give females equal opportunities of sporting success.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The swimmer added that \u201cthe average age of a female Olympic weightlifter is 23,\u201d while \u201cLaurel Hubbard is 43.\u00a030% unfair advantage! Sex not gender [for] sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.681690140845\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have men &#038;women\u2019s separate competition 4a BIG reason, biology in sport matters. Separate categories give females equal opportunities of sporting success, the average age of a female Olympic weight lifter is 23. Laurel Hubbard is 43. 30% unfair advantage! Sex not gender 4Sport <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CN8bdniKrq\">https:\/\/t.co\/CN8bdniKrq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharrond62\/status\/1406867887655211009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Davies also tweeted a signed letter from FairPlayForWomen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe [International Olympic Committee] are to blame for unfair rules,\u201d the tweet says. \u201cWe wrote a letter signed by 60 world-class athletes in 2019. We met with them in 2020 telling them why the rules were not fit for purpose. It was glaringly obvious this would happen. Why did they carry on regardless?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.9057750759878\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The IOC are to blame for unfair rules. We wrote a letter signed by 60 world class athletes in 2019. We met with them in 2020 telling them why the rules were not fit for purpose. It was glaringly obvious this would happen. Why did they carry on regardless?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rdrR5UUbcs\">https:\/\/t.co\/rdrR5UUbcs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FairPlayForWomen (@fairplaywomen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fairplaywomen\/status\/1406985755780685828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As highlighted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/first-openly-transgender-athlete-will-compete-in-olympics-after-dominating-female-weightlifting-competitions\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, it was announced this week that Hubbard would be representing New Zealand in the Olympics. The weightlifter released a statement reacting to the news, reading in part, \u201cI am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Back in 2019, Davies sounded off on her goal to help protect women\u2019s sports, tweeting, \u201cI have nothing against anyone who wishes [to] be transgender. However, I believe there is a fundamental difference between the binary sex [you are] born with &#038; the gender [you] may identify as. To protect women\u2019s sport those with a male sex advantage should not be able [to] compete in women\u2019s sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease please take a look &#038; tell me how this is not going to negatively effect (sic) women\u2019s sport?\u201d Davies wrote in another post, captioning a meme that highlights recent transgender athletes cleaning up against biological girls and women in their respective sports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.3267326732673\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please please take a look &#038; tell me how this is not going to negatively effect women\u2019s sport?! \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iocmedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iocmedia<\/a>\u2069 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/transgender?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#transgender<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fC1Fap8Hlv\">pic.twitter.com\/fC1Fap8Hlv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sharron Davies MBE (@sharrond62) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharrond62\/status\/1102562082766159872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/swimming\/47428951\">Speaking<\/a> to BBC Sport the following day, Davies emphasized that it\u2019s not \u201ctransphobic\u201d to speak up for biological girls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not a transphobic thing \u2014 I really want to say we have no issue with people who are transgender,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery single woman athlete I\u2019ve spoken to, and I have spoken to many, all of my friends in international sports, understand and feel the same way as me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Davies added that she felt a responsibility upon herself to speak out on the issue for women and girls currently competing who feel they cannot out of fear of backlash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, a lot of people who are in the races [now] are in a very difficult predicament when they can\u2019t speak out. It maybe falls to the people who were competing [in the past] who would understand the predicament that is being faced at the moment to try to create a debate, and try to explain how we feel there needs to be a fair and level playing field,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/first-openly-transgender-athlete-will-compete-in-olympics-after-dominating-female-weightlifting-competitions\">First Openly Transgender Athlete Will Compete In Olympics After Dominating Female Weightlifting\u00a0Competitions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/like-a-bad-joke-female-competitor-reacts-to-trans-weightlifter-competing-in-olympic-games\">\u2018Like A Bad Joke\u2019: Female Competitor Reacts To Trans Weightlifter Competing In Olympic\u00a0Games<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/olympian-sharron-davies-warns-against-transgenders-amanda-prestigiacomo?amp\">Olympian Sharron Davies Warns Against Transgenders In Women\u2019s Sports, Posts Meme To Highlight\u00a0Disadvantage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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