ESPN's Sage Steele calls decision on USA Powerlifting and transgender athletes 'unfair to women'

Team Canada powerlifter April Hutchinson and former NCAA swim champion Marshi Smith discuss the challenges of facing biological males in women's sports after a lawsuit forced USA Powerlifting to allow them to compete in the women's division.

USA Powerlifting was ordered to allow transgender women to compete with biological females in the women’s division after losing a discrimination case.

The decision drew ire from many across social media, including ESPN anchor Sage Steele, who noticed the news made waves at the start of Women’s History Month.

"Yes. Unfair to women," she said in response to a tweet from Twitter CEO Elon Musk. "And the irony of this decision being made during Women's History Month......

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Sage Steele speaks onstage during The Players Tailgate Hosted By Bobby Flay and presented by Bullseye Event Group for Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, 2023 in Phoenix. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Bullseye Event Group)

"The hypocrisy continues....."

She was not the only one to speak out about the decision.

JayCee Cooper, a transgender athlete, won a discrimination case against USA Powerlifting last week after the federation banned her from competing in female events.

With Cooper's victory comes a mandate the federation "cease and desist from all unfair discriminatory practices" because of sexual orientation and gender identity. The organization must revise its policy related to those issues within two weeks, meaning trans athletes will be able to compete in the women's category after previously being banned.

USA POWERLIFTING MUST LET TRANSGENDER ATHLETES COMPETE IN WOMEN’S DIVISION AFTER LOSING DISCRIMINATION CASE

Cooper filed a complaint in 2019 with the Minnesota