A transgender weightlifter has sparked outrage after winning his first national title, defeating a woman who came in second place at a national championship by a total of 37 pounds.
Vicki Piper, 57, placed first in both her women’s age and weight groups at the Masters National Championships in Reno, Nevada, earlier this month. Reported by WPDE.
Piper lifted 123 pounds in the snatch and 156 pounds in the clean and jerk, totaling 279 pounds, topping her closest rival. Krista Dornbusch has a total difference of 37 pounds, the newspaper reported.
The weightlifter celebrated her win on Instagram, writing, “My first national weightlifting competition,” adding, “#transwomenarewomen.”
“Thank you to USA Weightlifting for hosting such a well-thought-out and collaborative event here in Reno, Nevada,” Piper wrote.
Several conservatives expressed outrage about the fairness of women’s sports.
“Progressives used to say they supported Title IX, which would allow women to compete separately in sports,” said entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. I wrote to X.
“Now they’re insisting that men compete with them. It used to be said that the gender of the person you were attracted to was determined the day you were born. Now your sex is completely fluid. It is said that,” he added.
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) also denounced it.
“We need to ban men from women’s sports once and for all!” She I wrote to X.
user Posted by RealRowdyRed: “Vicki Piper was the first woman to compete in the Masters National Weightlifting Championships this weekend in Reno, Nevada, and of course she won. Why are women still competing in these competitions?
US weightlifting needs trans athletes under that policy Provide evidence of at least two years of hormone therapy “to minimize any gender-related competitive advantage.”
According to WPDE, a Minnesota court ruled last year that USA Powerlifting must allow trans athletes to compete in the women’s division.
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) recently criticized Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) for getting emotional over a bill that would ban men and women from competing in Olympic and amateur sports.
“I also felt that it was highly inappropriate and largely staged,” Hageman said at the hearing.
