{"id":2289,"date":"2024-08-02T10:15:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T10:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2024-08-02T10:15:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T10:15:39","slug":"former-kentucky-female-swimmer-riley-gaines-speaks-out-after-female-boxer-was-pummelled-by-supposed-transgender-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=2289","title":{"rendered":"Former Kentucky Female Swimmer Riley Gaines Speaks Out After Female Boxer Was Pummelled By Supposed Transgender Opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Italy\u2019s Angela Carini left her\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/boxing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boxing<\/a>\u00a0match with trans athlete Imane Khelif in protest, and she has effectively gained the support of the world, including Riley Gaines.<\/p>\n<p>Khelif, who was thrown out of last year\u2019s world championships after failing gender eligibility tests, demolished female Italian rival Angela Carini in her first Olympics outing on Thursday after being cleared to compete at the Paris Games.<\/p>\n<p>Angela Carini took two punches to the face and quite the bout just 46 seconds in.<\/p>\n<p>Former Kentucky Wildcats swimmer Riley Gaines accused Olympic chiefs of \u2018glorifying male violence against women\u2019 amid the controversy surrounding Algerian boxer Imane Khelif\u2019s gender.<\/p>\n<p>A number of current and former athletes have blasted the decision to allow her to compete just over a year since tests at the world championships suggested he is indeed a biological male.<\/p>\n<p>Gaines, the ex-college swimmer who had to race against transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, became the latest to hit out at Khelif\u2019s inclusion at the Olympics.<\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p>Riley Gaines posted a picture of Angela Carini on her X account, formerly Twitter, and boldly stated, \u201cMen don\u2019t belong in women\u2019s sports.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Men don&#8217;t belong in women&#8217;s sports <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IStandWithAngelaCarini?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IStandWithAngelaCarini<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get it trending \ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ljlJJwE0hM\">pic.twitter.com\/ljlJJwE0hM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1818979704319156500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That picture has been seen by more than 87 million people.<\/p>\n<p>In one of her many tweets, Riley Gaines also claimed that the IOC and the democratic party cared more about \u201cA male getting his feelings hurt\u201d over \u201ca woman getting physically hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A male getting his feelings hurt matters more to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iocmedia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iocmedia<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDemocrats?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TheDemocrats<\/a> than a woman getting physically hurt<\/p>\n<p>Read that again<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1818999596418285670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-riley-gaines-led-charge-against-lia-thomas-and-transgenders-playing-against-biological-women\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Riley Gaines Led Charge Against Lia Thomas And Transgenders Playing Against Biological Women<\/h2>\n<p>Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among many who filed a lawsuit against the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/ncaa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCAA<\/a>\u00a0that accused it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit stated Gaines and others felt the shock of learning they would have to share a locker room with Thomas at the championships in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit further stated the number of races they swam in with Thomas, which included the 200-yard final in which Thomas and Gaines tied for fifth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italy\u2019s Angela Carini left her\u00a0boxing\u00a0match with trans athlete Imane Khelif in protest, and she has effectively gained the support of the world, including Riley Gaines. 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