News about Inga Thompson

In the aftermath of Scotland's new hate crime laws, a former Olympic cyclist says she would go to prison to campaign for women's rights

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 4, 2024
Inga Thompson, a former Olympic Games and gold medalist, said that new hate crime laws in Scotland were potentially'silencing women.' Ms Thompson spoke out in favour of JK Rowling, comparing the bestselling Harry Potter author to Suffragettes in opposition to the Suffragettes' ban on 'disturbing' rules. Women were 'threatened for revealing biological truth,' and she was warned that people who speak out about truth branded criminals. The change was not limited to Scotland, and the same trend was present in the United States, she said.

Evelyn Williamson and Tessa Johnson, two transgender cyclists, dominated female competition at Illinois races

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 9, 2023
Evelyn Williamson and Tessa Johnson, two trans cyclists from Illinois, captured gold at two recent elite female races, including at the state championships, dominated the field. Both being biologically male, the pair were seen arm in arm atop the podium after winning under the team name 'TS-ESTRODOLLS' in reference to female hormone estrogen production. Williamson was also reportedly in a 'throuple' friendship with Austin Killips, who provoked outrage after shoving a female competitor in 2022 and was later blamed for Hannah Arensman's death, a transgender athlete who left the sport due to transgender athletes. Williamson and Johnson's triumph comes amid ferocious discussions over the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports, with some arguing that they have an unfair physical advantage after going through male puberty.

Inga Thompson, an Olympic cyclist, says Austin Killips, a controversial trans rider, was allowed to enjoy shoving a female rival during the race because umpires were too afraid to discipline her

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 30, 2023
Inga Thompson, a former Olympic cycling champion, said Ausin Killips was not disqualified right away after reportedly threatening to disqualify another rider because the umpires were too afraid of being labeled 'transphobic.' During the UCI Cyclocross National Championships in December 2022, Austin Killips, 27, who was born male, was seen allegedly attempting to discourage female cyclist Hannah Arensman from the track course. Thompson, a former NVAA swimmer, said of the 'Gaines for Girls' podcast, which included a woman or a man, is an automatic disqualification.'

MAUREEN CALLAHAN: The United States is paying attention to the trans athletes' inequity

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 23, 2023
CallaHAN: The backlash is on the rise. Women and girls are beginning to agitate, to speak the unspoken, to avoid being afraid of the woke crowd and say: ENOUGH. Enough with trans athletes stealing hard-won awards and scholarships. Enough with biological females reduced to ornaments on podiums, supposed to enjoy biological males who have unfairly gained. Enough with being compelled to share once-safe spaces, whether locker rooms or sorority homes, it's been enough. Enough with companies turning womanhood into a shaming pantomime, frippery, or one major joke. Enough.

MAUREEN CALLAHAN: Women - if you're told to race against a biological man IGNORE the starting gun

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 5, 2023
CALLAHAN: How can you win a race that's rigged? There is no other way to describe what's going on in women's cycling, the new sport to be infiltrated by biological males competing and winning as trans people. Meet Austin Killips, nicknamed 'the Lia Thomas of women's cycling' by three-time Olympic cyclist Inga Thompson. The 27-year-old Killers, who started transitioning in 2019, became the first openly transgender woman to win the Tour of the Gila, a UCI women's event in New Mexico, on Sunday. Killips took home 89 seconds over her nearest rival. She was also given a 'Queen of the Mountains' jersey and a $35,000 reward.' That's how much of the coverage reads: Killips 'won,' was a prize given.' It's been described as a 'triumph.' Let's make it what it really is: thievery. Cheating. Rather than focusing on women's sport, a sarcastic female athlete who has sacrificed everything for their brief time competing at the top levels.

Cycling governing body DEFENDS transgender woman who sparked fury after winning New Mexico race

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 3, 2023
The governing body, UCI or the Union Cycliste Internationale, claimed that its decisions are based on the most recent scientific findings on transgender ideology. Killips, the first openly transgender woman to win an official UCI women's stage race, knocked out the competition on Sunday after winning the fifth stage of the Tour de Gila.