Simone Biles and Suni Lee, who won gold and bronze in the women's gymnastics all-around, are inspiring the next generations of young gymnasts. They include a group who watched them perform from Biles' gym in Spring, Texas. NBC News' Emilie Ikeda reports.
Team USA middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz secured a spot in the women’s 1500-meter semifinals after finishing third in their qualifying heat at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday. After the race, Hiltz, who is nonbinary and transgender and uses their/them pronouns, shared a post on social media to celebrate their achievement, extend a message of encouragement to the trans and nonbinary community and seemingly weigh in on a heated gender dispute involving two female boxers.
” Both boxers have consistently competed in women’s events, including at the Tokyo Olympics where neither won a medal. There is no indication that either Khelif or Lin identify as trans or intersex. Following Khelif’s first win in Paris last week — where she defeated Italian boxer Angela Carini in 46 seconds, after Carini stopped the match — frequent critics of transgender rights, including Elon Musk, “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling, and Donald Trump weighed in.
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