Simone Biles apologizes for attacking Gaines for stance on transgender athletes in women's sports
U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles apologized Tuesday for her recent attacks on former college swimmer Riley Gaines for her stance on biologically male athletes who are transgender competing in women's sports.
The two began feuding over whether transgender athletes should be allowed to compete against biological women in sports last week, and got heated after Biles claimed Gaines was "sick" for attacking transgender athletes.
"You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race," Biles wrote on X. "Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports.
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