challenge: Last News

+149

Lia Thomas Loses Challenge to Overturn Transgender Ban

request for arbitration with World Aquatics, the governing body in swimming and diving events, effectively dashing any hope she had of competing in the Olympics or elite global competitions, reports The New York Times.The Lausanne, Switzerland-based international body, established to settle disputes related to elite sporting competitions, ruled that Thomas did not have standing to bring the case because she was not a member of its member federation — USA Swimming — prior to bringing her challenge.Thomas had also not competed in female events “for the purpose of qualification or selection” for World Aquatics competitions, such as the Olympics or world championships.Technically, NCAA meets, like those Thomas competed in, are not governed by World Aquatics, even though the college sporting organization has adopted a policy of deferring to individual sporting bodies to determine athlete eligibility.Thomas first began transitioning in May 2019 when she began hormone replacement therapy. She swam for the University of Pennsylvania’s men’s team over a three-year period from 2017 to 2020.By the fall of 2020, she met what were, at the time, the NCAA’s hormone therapy requirements for competing in female sports.
metroweekly.com

All news where challenge is mentioned

dailystar.co.uk
38%
597
Mum suing TikTok claims algorithm targeted daughter with fatal blackout challenge
ByteDance to court, claiming that it recommended a 'blackout' choking challenge to her daughter which ultimately led to her death.Tawainna Anderson is suing TikTok for 'product liability and negligence', after the death of her 10-year-old daughter, Nylah, who attempted a viral 'Blackout Challenge' which encourages people to choke themselves until they pass out then attempt to regain consciousness on camera.Tawainna reportedly found Nylah unresponsive and took her to hospital, where she spent five days in intensive care before dying of her injuries on December 12, 2021.Nylah's mother claims that TikTok tailored the 'Blackout Challenge' to her daughter using its personalisation algorithms, and is "programming children for the sake of corporate profits and promoting addiction."TikTok has been approached for comment and this article will be updated with any further information. It seems that the app has clamped down on the viral dare, as '#blackoutchallenge' now yields no search results on the platform.When the news first broke about Nylah's death in December, a TikTok spokesperson told the New York Post: "This disturbing 'challenge' which people seem to learn about from sources other than TikTok, long predates our platform and has never been a TikTok trend."Court documents state Nylah was an "active, happy, healthy, and incredibly intelligent child" who could speak three languages.In December, a distraught Tawainna told ABC 7: “Make sure you check your kids’ phones.“You never know what you might find on their phones.
DMCA