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Breakpoint

NCAA President Backs Off Men in Women's Sports

Breakpoint

Colson Center

Christianity, News Commentary, News, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2023

⏱️ 1 minutes

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Summary

Recently, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley questioned President of the NCAA Charlie Baker about the association's policy regarding male athletes who claim they are women. As part of his questioning, Hawley repeated testimony he'd heard a few months prior from Riley Gaines, a U.S. swimmer who was forced, with no warning, to shower, change, and compete alongside a man. Neither she nor any of her teammates were notified beforehand, let alone asked for consent. 

When Hawley asked Baker, who started his job after Gaines' experience, about current NCAA policy, Baker first deflected and then said he didn't believe what happened to Riley Gaines would represent current NCAA policy. 

Politician-speak aside, when asked under oath, Baker backed away from the NCAA's previous approach. Of course, only time will tell if the NCAA actually stands up for women athletes. Hopefully, the days of men intruding on women's sports and private spaces is coming to an end. 

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0:00.0

With a woman to look at culture from a Christian worldview, I'm John Stone Street with a point.

0:04.8

Recently, Missouri Senator Josh Holley questioned the new president of the NCAA, Charlie Baker,

0:10.0

about the association's policy regarding male athletes claiming to be women.

0:13.8

As part of his questioning, Holley repeated testimony he'd heard a few months earlier,

0:17.5

from Riley Gaines, the women swimmer who was forced with no warning to shower change

0:21.7

and compete alongside a man.

0:23.3

Neither she nor any of her teammates were ever notified beforehand, let alone ask for consent.

0:28.0

When Holley asked Baker, who started his new job after Gaines' experience about the current

0:32.2

NCAA policy, Baker first deflected and then he said he didn't believe that what happened

0:36.2

to Gaines would represent current policy.

0:38.4

All that politician speak aside, when asked under oath, Baker backed away from the NCAA's

0:43.6

previous approach.

0:44.6

That's good news.

0:45.6

Of course, only time will tell if the NCAA will actually stand up for women athletes.

0:49.4

Hopefully, the days of men intruding on women's sports and into their private spaces is

0:54.1

coming to an end.

0:55.1

For The Calls and Center, I'm John Stone Street.

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