hacklink hack forum hacklink film izle hacklink marsbahisizmir escortsahabetpornJojobetcasibompadişahbetBakırköy Escortcasibom9018betgit casinojojobet

News

Tag: sending

  • Moment hulking trans athlete smashes volleyball into rival’s face, sending her tumbling to floor

    Moment hulking trans athlete smashes volleyball into rival’s face, sending her tumbling to floor

    The college volleyball season was further plunged into the debate over transgender athletes this week as video emerged of San Jose State University’s Blaire Fleming sending a ferocious spike off an opponent’s face.

    Fleming, a redshirt senior who is reportedly transgender, has been cited as the reason four schools have forfeited matches against San Jose State this season due to reported safety concerns.

    The incident took place on the SJSU campus with the San Diego State Aztecs leading the Spartans 22-12 in the second set. It was then that Fleming was set up by teammate Brooke Slusser before rocketing a spike off the face of San Diego State’s Keira Herron.

    ‘Keira Herron has some pink in her hair and her face is starting to look like she’s matching that as obviously she took the contact,’ one  announcer said in the video, which has since gone viral.

    Remarkably, Herron kept the play alive, albeit only momentarily before the point ultimately went to the Spartans. And what’s more, she was even laughing afterwards while appearing to tell a teammate that she was ‘fine.’

    Fleming (circled) took a set from teammate Brooke Slusser before spiking the ball

    Fleming (circled) took a set from teammate Brooke Slusser before spiking the ball

    SDSU's Keira Herron took a spike off the face, but laughed it off and said she was 'fine'

    SDSU’s Keira Herron took a spike off the face, but laughed it off and said she was ‘fine’

    SJSU's Blaire Fleming (pictured) has not come out publicly as transgender

    SJSU’s Blaire Fleming (pictured) has not come out publicly as transgender 

    ‘Gotta feel a little embarrassed as she tries to laugh off that last ball,’ the announcer added.

    San Jose State would go on to lose in straight sets (25-21, 25-18, 25-19), falling to 9-2 on the season.

    But it’s not the Spartans descent in the Mountain West standings that sparked outrage online. Instead it was the presence of Fleming, who continues to face online criticism. 

    ‘SJSU’s male player, Blaire Fleming blasts another strike to the face of a female opponent in tonight’s match up with [San Diego State],’ read a post from the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS).

    ‘Come on NCAA, Ban the Man from women’s volleyball,’ read one comment, of which there were hundreds.

    ‘Taking the spots and scholarships of women isn’t kind and if they win, it is quite meaningless because of the advantages,’ another commenter wrote. ‘Don’t confuse kindness and fairness.’

    SJSU coach Todd Kress addressed the controversy after Thursday’s loss, revealing that the team has received a significant amount of hate mail.

    ‘Concentrating on what we can do on the court has, quite frankly, been very tough lately,’ he said, as quoted by mynbc15.com. ‘There have been outside forces who have sought to divide our team, our university, our conference and our sport. I know it’s been weighing on the players in our locker room who have put in years of hard work.’

    Asked about the hate mail, Kress said ‘some of it, to be honest, is disgusting.’

    ‘I’m more worried about our student-athletes and what they receive and how that’s impacting their mental health,’ he continued.

    ‘We have an incredible group of young women who are trying to put the controversy aside. I just have faith that we’ll eventually be able to put the outside noise aside and be able to play for each other and find love for one another again.’

    Fleming (bottom left) is pictured with her San Jose State University teammates

    Fleming (bottom left) is pictured with her San Jose State University teammates 

    Fleming, who stands 6-foot-1, ranks third in the Mountain West in kills and second in points

    Fleming, who stands 6-foot-1, ranks third in the Mountain West in kills and second in points

    ICONS has been central to the controversy surrounding Blaire, who was outed as transgender in a September article by OutKick.com. Fleming has been cleared by San Jose State to play for the SJSU women’s volleyball team for three seasons, joining in 2022.

    The Mountain West Conference has been notified by ICONS about athletes’ safety concerns regarding Fleming, who was named in a federal lawsuit filed by the organization. Slusser, the SJSU player who set Fleming up for the aforementioned spike, has since joined that lawsuit.

    One motion obtained by DailyMail.com claims that Slusser voiced concerns about safety to school officials. Furthermore, Slusser says she was told by the school to refrain from speaking about the gender identity of teammates.

    San Jose State has thus far declined to address the gender identity of any of its players. 

    ‘We are operating our program under the regulations of both the NCAA and the Mountain West Conference,’ read a statement provided to DailyMail.com last month. ‘Our student athletes are in full compliance with NCAA rules and regulations.

    ‘We will not address the gender identity of any student as they are protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).’

    Fleming, who stands 6-foot-1, currently ranks third in the Mountain West in kills and second in overall points. 

    Source link

  • Olympic champion Toby Roberts’ example is sending young people up the wall | Rock climbing

    “He’s really good at climbing,” says eight-year-old Ivy Wilson, who has just scaled a wall at the Cambridge branch of Clip ’n Climb, the New Zealand-founded “theme-park meets climbing walls” experience that spawned a global phenomenon. “I like how he did it so fast.”

    The man in question is Toby Roberts – the 19-year-old ­climbing wunderkind who struck gold for Team GB in the men’s boulder and lead event at this summer’s Olympics in Paris.

    The fresh-faced Roberts, who was given the unlikely nickname of “the Terminator” by his teammates, became the first British male climber to qualify for the games when he won the 2023 European qualifiers in Laval, France.

    His unexpected win in Paris is now propelling a whole new ­generation of climbers through the door of this Cambridge climbing centre, says the owner Beth Walthew – so many that she saw a 35% rise in footfall the week following Roberts’ triumph.

    Walthew is not alone in feeling “the Terminator” effect: climbing centres across Britain are reporting a surge in interest after the teenager’s historic win.

    Toby Roberts on his way to winning gold in the men’s boulder and lead final at the Paris Olympics. Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP

    “There was a lot of buzz here around Toby Roberts,” says Walthew. “We had an in-house speed climbing competition the week of the games and everyone was talking about it. Anything that gets climbing into the public psyche is a good thing.”

    Walthew estimates that about 80% of her customer base is under 18, with children as young as two ­giving the sport a go as part of the centre’s “Little Rockers” toddler group. “Kids will come to us as a first step before they move on to traditional indoor climbing walls and that’s brilliant to see.”

    Climbing is a new addition to the Olympic roster, having debuted at the Tokyo 2020 games. But interest in the sport has been a slow burn, says Katie Varian, managing director of Eden Rock Edinburgh, which is home to Scotland’s biggest indoor bouldering wall. “Climbing seems so behind other sports in terms of the number of people who know about it,” she says.

    Unlike Tokyo 2020, where climbers competed for a combined top score across speed, boulder and lead events, climbing at this year’s Olympics was split into two separate competitions – with speed climbing standing as a separate event and boulder and lead climbing combined as another.

    Ivy Wilson, eight, navigates a series of climbing poles at the Clip ’n Climb centre in Cambridge. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

    Which is just as well, because it was Ivy’s favourite fixture. “I climb everything,” she says. “Even at places where I’m not supposed to.”

    Her mother Sarah’s interest in the sport, meanwhile, will resonate with parents the world over: “It’s a great place to take them because it means they won’t be climbing the furniture in my house.”

    Ashley Loveday, 15, is considering enrolling in an indoor climbing course having honed his skills at Clip ’n Climb. “It’s just fun to do,” he says. “I really like climbing to new heights and completing new challenges.”

    skip past newsletter promotion

    Walthew opened the centre with her husband, Chris, in 2016, having visited one of the UK’s first Clip ’n Climbs while on holiday in Exeter. “Our daughter just loved it, and it was amazing to see how quickly she was able to ­progress,” she says.

    The Clip ’n Climb approach uses an auto-belay system that means ­children can climb trails of up to seven metres knowing that if they fall, they will be released gently back to the ground. The UK has been the Kiwi company’s biggest success story, with 80 centres and counting across the nation.

    Beth Walthew, left, owner of Clip ’n Climb in Cambridge, with Tamara Willoughby, the centre’s manager. Photograph: Antonio Olmos/The Observer

    But not all in the climbing community welcome the craze. “It’s a bit like if we’d won gold and everyone went and played crazy golf,” says Phil Minal, co-owner of Redpoint Birmingham.

    “It wouldn’t exactly increase golf participation. Not to diss Clip ’n Climb, but indoor ­climbing gyms like ours are more of a chance to learn proper ­technique, which ultimately leads to people becoming independent climbers.”

    But for many, the ­colourful walls of these school holiday hotspots provide an important stepping stone. “We have had an increase in interest in our climbing classes, which hopefully means that there will be a steady flow of future climbers feeding into Team GB in the future,” says Keely Weir, managing director of Clip ’n Climb Bicester.

    Oliver Scott, 11, first climbed at Weir’s centre aged five and has now progressed to a traditional climbing gym. “I would love to be as good as Toby Roberts one day,” he says. “It’s cool that my friends now know the name of a climber. Before he got gold they didn’t know many.”

    Source link