Trans athletes have racked up a staggering 2,293 medals in women’s sports

How many gold medals have trans athletes won in women’s sports? At least 2,293, according to a new study — and that’s just part of the toll on female athletes.

The report, compiled by the Concerned Women for Research using data from the tracking group He Cheated, found trans-identifying men have collected the medals in women’s and girls’ sports across the U.S. The athletes have also pocketed $501,498 in prize money from women’s competitions since the mid-1980s, the study found. In every case, the men bumped women down to second place, denying them titles and winnings, the study said.

The study counted more than 10,000 female sporting events, amateur and professional, spanning dozens of sports, from swimming and volleyball to track and field and the Ladies Professional Golf Association tour.

Some of the money is real. Disc golfer Natalie Ryan, a biological male, has won $86,269 in the PDGA’s women’s categories since 2019. Fencer Redmond Sullivan, also a biological male, collected $10,000 in women’s fencing scholarships at Wagner College over two years.

Critics say the participation pushes women out of their own sport, disrupts teams and raises safety concerns.

The findings landed the same day the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on fairness in women’s sports, one that quickly turned into a partisan clash over whether the issue even matters.

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