Article 67S4B Demonstrators protest NCAA’s transgender athlete inclusion

Demonstrators protest NCAA’s transgender athlete inclusion

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  • Protesters convene outside NCAA convention in San Antonio
  • About two dozen demonstrators protest trans athlete inclusion

Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines and about two dozen demonstrators outside the NCAA convention Thursday protested the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports and threatened the association with legal action if it doesn't change its policies.

Gaines competed in last year's NCAA swimming and diving championships against Penn's Lia Thomas, who became first transgender woman to win a national title (the women's 500-yard freestyle). She also placed fifth in the 200 freestyle, tying with Gaines.

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