Washington, DC, June 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Press Release
Inaugural Conference to Address Fairness in Women’s Sports
LAS VEGAS — With the 50th anniversary of Title IX on June 23, 2022, the inaugural conference for the new Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) is being held publicly with free admission at the Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas from June 26 to 28, 2022. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. PDT. A special press conference will take place June 27 at 9:30 a.m. PDT.
ICONS is a fast-growing grassroots nonprofit of world-class athletes, parents, and a wide range of experts, doctors, lawyers, and activists at the forefront of advocacy for fairness in all women’s sports. One of the 35 high-profile speakers featured at the ICONS conference is Riley Gaines, a 12-time All American and four-time Southeastern Conference (SEC) Champion and record holder. In March, she tied for fifth place with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas during the 200-yard freestyle at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships. The NCAA gave Thomas the fifth-place trophy.
“I experienced firsthand competing against a transgender athlete, and I can confidently say the biological differences between males and females are evident and cannot be ignored when it comes to athletics,” says Gaines. “If biological males continue to be allowed to compete with females, fair competition and the integrity of women’s sports is a thing of the past.”
Gaines is among a…
