A senior US official has quit over transgender athlete Lia Thomas, saying allowing her to compete is “destroying” swimming as a sport.
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“I told my fellow officials that I can no longer participate in a sport that allows biological men to compete against women,” Millen’s letter continued.Millen said she would deem Thomas ineligible to compete if officiating a meet and called on her now-former colleagues to do the same.“There are no swim meets if there are no officials.”Thomas competed as a man before transitioning. Photo: FacebookThomas, meanwhile, has said she’s taking an ongoing regimen of oestrogen and testosterone blockers.
While there has been some negative reaction to Thomas’ record-breaking efforts, many on social media have defended her right to compete. She is eligible to swim and is not breaking any rules, while her testosterone levels are the same as the competitors she is swimming against.
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