Controversy Surrounding Indian Athlete Swapna Burman’s Medal Loss to Transgender Competitor: Latest Updates

2023-10-02 06:16:59

Indian athlete accused of losing medal in Hangzhou Asian Games due to trangendon. Swapna Burman, who came fourth in the women’s heptathlon held yesterday, came forward with a serious allegation. Swapna said that the player who beat her and won the bronze medal was transgender.

Swapna X wrote on the platform that he wants his medal back and wants to support it. But following a while this post was removed. Twenty-seven-year-old Swapna Burman is a gold medalist at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games.

Sapna finished fourth in the women’s heptathlon on Sunday. Sapna missed the bronze medal by four points. India’s Nandini Agasara, who came third, won the bronze medal. Nandini Agsara scored a total of 5712 points while Swapna scored 5708 points.

But Swapna’s allegation is that Nandini belongs to the transgender category and competing in the women’s category is illegal. China’s Ninali Sheng won the gold in heptathlon with 6149 points. Ekaterina Voronina of Uzbekistan won the silver medal with 6056 points.

English Summary: Former Asian Games gold medallist Swapna Barman alleges medal loss to transgender athlete

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