Canadian sport policy slammed after trans woman shatters female weightlifting record

[Floyd R. Turbo]

Critics are slamming Canadian gender self-identification policies after a trans woman shattered a women’s powerlifting record at a recent meet in Manitoba.

On Sunday, trans powerlifter Anne Andres won first place in the Females Master Unequipped category at the Western Canadian Powerlifting & Bench Press Championships.

The category is for female weightlifters over the age of 35 who do not use supportive equipment such as a squat suit. (It’s also referred to as “classic” or “raw” weightlifting.)

Among several first-place finishes, Andres set the Canadian national record for women’s deadlift, in which a barbell is hoisted from the ground to thigh level.

https://vancouversun.com/news/canada/trans-woman-shatters-female-weightlifting-record/wcm/33d115c1-172e-46a5-9d8b-8eaa49141b7e

[BlueSky3]

1. It's worth scrolling down at

the link to see the X video about this trans power lifter.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

2. Yep!

[BlackSkimmer]

3. Yes it is.

[Brainfodder]

5. X video?

Elon!

[obamanut2012]

4. Jesus, here we go

[Dr. Strange]

6. Well at least it was close.

She only won by 210 kg (463 lbs).

[Recycle_Guru]

7. this is a tough one

[hunter]

8. Who the fuck cares? Put an asterisk by her name, if you must, and move on.

Damned near everyone who breaks these sorts of records has, in addition to their hard work and training, some random luck-of-the-draw genetic quirk that makes them outstanding.

Me, as a skinny autistic spectrum klutz lacking binocular vision and social skills, I was never going excel at any kind of sports.

My parents forced me to play Little League one year and I was the last pick among hundreds of kids at the tryouts. Some mean adult I'd later offended told me that.

I had absolutely no understanding of the joy of sports until I joined a recreational coed softball team in college and found acceptance and celebration of the person I am.

Whenever my bat actually connected with the ball it went really far. The rest of the time, in all my failures, I endeavored to be amusing.

Is sports an amusement or not?

[MichMan]

9. The other women are just going to have to train harder.