Riley Gaines, former opponent Lia Thomas, praises Trump’s administrators for stopping federal funds in Narrow
Riley Gaines, decorated ex NCAA swimmer For the University of Kentucky, she praised Trump’s administration on Wednesday after it was announced that $ 175 million funding at the University of Pennsylvania stopped in the involvement of university transgender athletes in women’s sports.
“Trump’s administration once again took fast measures to support common sense and preserve women’s options by stopping $ 175 million of federal funding at the University of Pennsylvania,” Gaines, host Outkick’s “Gaines for girls” Podcast, on Wednesday for Fox News Digital.
Riley Gaines speaks before the Government of Florida Ron Desantis at the Greenville Congress Center on June 2, 2023. (McKenzie Lange/Staff/USA Today Network)
“Podnn allowed a male to compete in women’s swimming, taking off athletes like me and my teammates about their hard -earned podium, trophies and records, while forcing them to share a locker room with this completely intact man who exposed himself.”
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She continued, “This proactive step sends a clear message: institutions that neglect the integrity of female sports and athlete’s rights will face the consequences. More than that.”
Excle Business said a senior administration official that the administration paused for $ 175 million funding. This did not take into account the total funding, for which the University was previously reported last year was about $ 1 billion.
The break is not a direct result of the investigation by Udranna, announced by the Ministry of Education the day after the President signed the executive order of “Men from Women’s Sport” on February 5.
Lia Thomas cheers for teammates at the Championship for Swimming and Diving at Ivy League on Harvard, February 19, 2022 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)
In a statement to Fox News Digital, a university spokesman said Naknn had not received any “official notification” about the financing break, adding that the University was also “complete in accordance with NCAA and Ivy League policies.
“We are aware of media reports suggesting a suspension of $ 175 million federal funding Penn, but we have not yet received an official notice or any detail. It is important to note, however, that Penn always followed NCAA and Ivy League policies regarding students participating in athletic teams. “
Gaines, a former 12-plow of the NCAA Sve-American swimmer, found herself in the spotlight when she tied up with Podnnov Lia Thomas, a transgender swimmer, in the NCAA 2022 national championship.
Riley Gaines celebrated Lia Thomas famous for fifth place in the 200 freestyle finals at the NCAA Championship for swimming and diving. (Brett Davis-USA Today Sports)
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Thomas and Gaines tied up to the fifth place in the 200 -meter free -style final, but Thomas got a trophy in fifth place for photographs. Thomas would also win the headquarters of the 500 -meter women’s free -style championship.
Podnn is still a risk of losing all its funding funding in the midst of an investigation into potential violations of the IX title.
Vertear of the Assistant Secretary for Civic Rights Craig Trainor said in a statement provided last month by the Department of Education that three institutions would be investigated on suspicion of violation of the title IX.
In addition to Nano, San Jose State University, who made titles in the fall after several schools refused to play a women’s volleyball team because of the trans -a -carcass on the list, and the research is also Interscholastic Atletic Association Massachusetts also due to suspicious violations.
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