There was plenty of talk about the current state of athletics at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade over the weekend. With three world records set – Yulimar Rojas in the triple jump, Mondo Duplantis in the pole vault, Grant Holloway equalling his own 60 metres hurdles record – there is a sense the bar is constantly being raised, which is a good thing for any sport.
What wasn’t talked about so much were events unfolding around the same time at the NCAA swimming championships in Atlanta, where University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas became the first transgender champion in that sport, winning the women’s 500-yard f …
- March 24, 2022
