Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, who made national headlines in 2022 after winning an NCAA individual title, will not be allowed to compete in elite women’s races, including the 2024 Olympics, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled this week that she lacks standing for her challenge to the rules of swimming’s world governing body.
The ruling comes just days before the US Olympic swimming trials, which begin Saturday. CNN has reached out to Thomas’ attorney for the swimmer’s comment. Thomas, 25, had in January filed legal paperwork against World Aquatics, swimming’s governing body based in Switzerland, for its policy that restricts transgender athletes from competing in most elite women’s aquatics competitions.
” The three-member Court of Arbitration for Sport panel found Thomas was not eligible “for the time being” to participate in World Aquatics competitions and only eligible for USA Swimming events that do not qualify as elite events. It also said national federations don’t have the authority to modify the application of a world governing body’s rules.
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