{"id":8090,"date":"2022-03-05T23:45:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-05T18:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/its-not-fair-caitlyn-jenner-on-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas\/"},"modified":"2022-03-05T23:45:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-05T18:45:50","slug":"its-not-fair-caitlyn-jenner-on-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirchmasala.tv\/2022\/03\/05\/its-not-fair-caitlyn-jenner-on-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"‘It’s not fair’: Caitlyn Jenner on transgender swimmer Lia Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Caitlyn Jenner feels Lia should not compete in women\u2019s sports (Picture: Getty\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Caitlyn Jenner<\/a> has continued to double down on her views regarding transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, despite previously receiving backlash<\/a> for her outspoken remarks.<\/p>\n

The 72-year-old former Olympic competitor, who came out as a trans woman in 2015, has received backlash for her stance against trans athletes<\/a> competing alongside other women.\u00a0<\/p>\n

University of Pennsylvania swimmer Thomas, 22, raced in both the 100 and 200-metre contests against Harvard University back in January. <\/p>\n

The athlete was recently on the cover of Sports Illustrated, with some arguing that she holds an unfair physical advantage over cisgender female competitors.<\/p>\n

Thomas explained the \u2018very simple answer\u2019 why she competes in women\u2019s sports, saying, \u2018I am not a man. I\u2019m a woman \u2014 so I belong on the women\u2019s team.\u2019<\/p>\n

Jenner\u00a0\u2013\u00a0who was slammed earlier this year for her stance against Thomas \u2013 said that while she respected her right to transition, she believes the \u2018world has gone mad\u2019 on this particular point of discussion.<\/p>\n

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Jenner \u2018doesn\u2019t think it\u2019s fair\u2019 that Thomas competes in women\u2019s sports (Picture: Nigel Wright)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She told The Daily Mail<\/a> she felt that discussions about gender \u2018were never meant to be like this\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2018I respect [Lia\u2019s] right to transition and I hope she has a wonderful, wonderful life. But she grew up as a biological boy and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s fair that she\u2019s competing in women\u2019s sports,\u2019\u00a0 she said, explaining she felt that Lia was at a physical advantage over her teammates.<\/p>\n

\u2018Her cardiovascular system is bigger, her heart is bigger, she\u2019s got longer arms and legs\u2026 I don\u2019t think biological boys should compete in women\u2019s sports \u2013 we have to protect women\u2019s sports,\u2019 the reality star added. \u2018That\u2019s the bottom line.\u2019<\/p>\n

She continued: \u2018Three years earlier, she was on the men\u2019s team ranked 462; now she\u2019s No. 1 in the same event for women? Obviously, it\u2019s not fair.\u2019<\/p>\n

Jenner, who won gold in the 1976 Montreal Olympics\u2019 Decathlon, faced backlash<\/a> in January this year over her comments on Thomas\u2019 right to compete in the women\u2019s field.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Thomas says she belongs on the women\u2019s team (Picture: Joseph Prezioso\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Verity, Trans Inclusion in Sports Youth Worker at Mermaids<\/strong><\/a>, a charity supporting young trans people, hit back<\/a> at her remarks at the time, telling Metro.co.uk<\/strong>: \u2018Caitlyn Jenner has, again, used her platform of privilege against the trans community\u2026 <\/p>\n