Two 'Non-Binary' Athletes to Compete in Paris Olympics

Two “non-binary” athletes will be competing in the Paris Games this week. Still, after Olympic officials decided to allow the various sports federations to make their own rules governing transgender athletes, many were excluded from the 2024 Olympics. One of these athletes, Canadian women’s football player Rebecca Quinn, had competed before and was the first supposed “non-binary” athlete to compete at the Tokyo Games in 2021. Quinn identifies as transgender and non-binary, though still plays on Canada’s women’s national soccer team. Similarly, the American “non-binary” athlete who will compete this year was also born female and will compete in female categories. Runner Nikki Hiltz will compete in the women’s 1,500m race for Team USA this year. Hiltz identifies as transgender non-binary. After qualifying for the Olympics, Hiltz said, “I told myself, I’m not going to think about all the love and support (I have) until 100 meters to go,’” Hiltz said on Sunday. “And then, at that moment, you can let it all fill you up and push you to the finish line.’ That’s exactly what I did, and I think that’s what brought me home.” Hiltz went on to claim she was competing for the gay community. “I literally

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