The Latest Breaking News from Lia Thomas

One of the country’s top swimmers is to trial for the NZ team for the first time since 2017. This time she could qualify for the Paris Olympics in multiple events. Dave Crampton reports.

It’s a crazy gender world out there, folks. And, of course, the battlefield over transgender citizens’ societal and political rights has coalesced — where else? — in the so-called toy department known as sports.

Weird choice, but OK?

Swim England has announced a new transgender policy with ‘open’ and ‘female’ categories for all its licensed events

Nearly every panel and speech included alarmist visions of American children threatened by gender-affirming care, with no plans for supporting young people whose health is at risk by waves of legislation

The release this week of Sport NZ’s new Guiding Principles for the Inclusion of Transgender People in Community Sport caused a minor and predictable controversy. One former parliamentarian called the guidelines “woke ideology”. Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson responded that such opposition was “petty and small-minded”.

Walker features an ad with Riley Gaines, who competed against Lia Thomas.

Swimming's governing body ruled in June to ban transgender women from competing in female races unless they had transitioned before the age of 12 after a vote from member nations

CALHOUN, Ga. — Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Herschel Walker joined forces Tuesday with a highly decorated swimmer who has become a symbol of political opposition toward transgender athletes as he tries to boost support among skeptical conservative voters in the final weeks of the race.