Three months before the Tokyo Olympics, Belgian weightlifter Anna Van Bellinghen has described trans inclusion in professional sports as a “bad joke” which is “unfair” to cis women such as herself.
Speaking to Inside The Games, Vanbellinghen insisted that she ‘fully supports the transgender community’, but said: “This particular situation is unfair to the sport and to the athletes.”Here, she is referring to the participation of trans weightlifter, Laurel Hubbard, in the upcoming games.