POLLACK: Female Athletes Must Take Matters Into Their Own Hands After Leadership Lets Man Win Weightlifting Meet

Over the last seven years, I’ve poured my heart into Olympic Weightlifting. Starting at just 15, I’ve faced challenges that extended far beyond lifting weights, navigating a landscape that is increasingly indifferent to the integrity of women’s sports. My accolades — a gold medalist at the 2023 U23 National Championships with a 200kg total, participation in over 25 competitions, nine national championships, a Pan American competition and a coaching certification — teeter on the edge of irrelevancy, as the sport I love becomes dominated by men pretending to be women....