Female powerlifter decries record set by transgender athlete as ‘completely unfair’
Luke Gentile
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Female powerlifter April Hutchinson dismissed Sunday’s record-breaking lifts by transgender athlete Anne Andres as “completely unfair.”
Andres, a 40-year-old biological male who identifies as female, completed squat, dead lift, and bench lifts for a total score of 597.5 kilograms, or 1317.262 pounds, at the Canadian Powerlifting Union’s 2023 Western Canadian Championship, according to a report.
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“My boyfriend could basically walk in tomorrow, identify as a female, compete, and then the next day go back to being a man again,” Hutchinson said. “No proof, no ID required, just basically going on how you feel that day or whatever gender you want to it.”
The score totaled by Andres was more than 200 kilograms, or 440.925 pounds, greater than the biologically female athlete who finished in second place.
“It’s been very disheartening the national record that he broke,” Hutchinson said. “Athletes have been chasing that for years … and we’re talking top athletes who have been training and training and training.”
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There were even athletes who chose not to compete in the championship after they learned Andres would be participating, the report noted.
“It’s completely unfair,” Hutchinson said. “It’s bodies that play sports, not identities. Remember, bodies are biology, not identities that play sports.”