Decorated Olympic gymnast Simone Biles is backing from a seemingly unemployed fight with former college swimmer Riley Gaines, who defended women’s sport against transgender-identifying men.
“I apologize,” Biles wrote in an X-post published Tuesday afternoon, acknowledging that the current system of women’s sports is “flawed.” Biles continued to argue that the problem is “complicated” and noted that there are no “answers or solutions” to fix the problems of men competing in women’s sports.
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“The current system does not balance the balance of these key principles well, often leading to frustration and intense exchanges. Being personally with Riley didn’t help. “(i) didn’t advocate for policies that compromise the equity of women’s sports. My opposition is to pick out children for public scrutiny in a personal and harmful way. Individual athletes, especially children, should not be the focus of criticism of a flawed system that they can’t control.”
The Olympic gold medalist called on sports organisations to make changes, claiming that they have a responsibility to come up with rules that support inclusion while maintaining fair competition.
The spat between the two athletes obviously leaves the blue and changes personally when he starts bullying Gaines with X, calling the former University of Kentucky swimmer “really sick,” calling him a “loser,” and “ironically going to be a man.”
“It certainly means no one in the sport is safe with you!!!!” Biles wrote of Gaines.
For her, Gaines responds to Biles’ unkind post, writing, “This is such a shame. My view is the most controversial take on the planet.”
Biles’ mean comments probably came from dealing with Gaines, who is concerned about the Minnesota high school softball team. There, male pitchers who identify transgenders pitched five consecutive games, and players gave up on one run.
Gaines responded quickly to Biles’ post on Tuesday and accepted the apology of a skilled athlete.
“I accept Simone’s apology for her personal attacks, including those who feel embarrassed me,” Gaines wrote. “She knows what this is like. She’s still the best female gymnast ever.”
However, she still argued that her claims were not as complicated as Biles seemed to believe.
Gaines says sports are inherently inclusive because “anyone can play sports.” However, he argued that competition was “exclusive” and that Biles’ proposal for “highly competitive fairness” was “meaningless.”
“It’s wrong to suggest that women and girls must ignore boys who are silent or publicly hurt or humiliated,” Gaines continued. “If you ignore young men when they hurt or abuse them, you can’t have empathy and compassion for girls. I’m not ashamed to be voiced as a voiceless voice.”
The swimmer-turned activist admitted he agreed to Biles’ proposal that it is for leaders and lawmakers to make changes to the system that exists now. So she joined President Donald Trump in February when she signed an executive order protecting women’s sports.
Trump’s orders have been defined by biological reality, not gender, for the purposes of Title IX. Additionally, schools, universities and K-12 programs receive federal funding to prohibit transgender-identified men from competing in female teams and accessing women’s locker rooms.
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