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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-716/
- Published: 2023-04-01T18:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-01T22:47:39.000Z
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Gender, Sport, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-16 22:34

Over the past few years, mediocre biological-male athletes have transitioned to female and entered female competitions. With an obvious advantage, they sometimes win. [World Athletics has recently recognised and addressed this](https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/486605/world-athletics-bans-transgender-female-athletes-from-female-categories?ref=goodoil.news) issue.

The concept of “Self ID” is being adopted in various countries, [including New Zealand](https://www.justice.govt.nz/family/change-the-sexgender-on-a-birth-certificate/?ref=goodoil.news). After a recent policy change a Canadian man set out to prove how ridiculous self identification is. Avi Silverberg, [head coach for Team Canada Powerlifting](https://feastgood.com/about/about-avi-silverberg/?ref=goodoil.news) and vice president of the Alberta Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU), identified as a woman and entered the Heroes Classic tournament in Alberta.

> Bearded Avi Silverberg is shown calmly approaching the bench in men’s clothing as part of a protest against gender self-identification policies in sport.  
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> Silverberg then unofficially breaks the female bench press record for the 84+ kilograms women’s category, which was a 270lbs press – officially set by a trans lifter. \[…\]  
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> The Canadian rules allow anybody who self-identifies as a woman to compete in the female category, sparking concerns trans women who’ve gone through male puberty may have a[ considerable physical advantage ](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11638865/Crackdown-trans-athletes-taking-female-sports-pipeline.html?ref=goodoil.news)over biological female rivals.   
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> The CPU released its ‘trans inclusion policy’ in February which was based on guidance from the Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport.  
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> Silverberg smashed the record set by transgender powerlifter Anne Andres, who has previously mocked women for being ‘so bad’ at bench pressing. \[…\]  
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> The move was apparently designed to protest rules outlined by the Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU) which allows anybody who self-identifies as a woman to compete in the female category.  
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> [*The Daily Mail*](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11918455/Male-powerlifter-protests-Canadas-self-ID-rules-entering-female-contest-smashing-record.html?ref=goodoil.news)

![Silverberg unofficially broke the record for the 84+ kilograms women's category](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/30/05/69275327-11918455-image-a-30_1680151520681.jpg)

Andres is not happy and has uploaded a number of video responses to Silverberg.

> Andres also holds the Alberta women’s record for the deadlift, at 544 pounds – giving her the local record for the total of all three lifts, lifting a combined 1,245 pounds.  
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> The trans lifter won eight of nine competitions entered in the women’s category over the last four years, ICONS said. \[…\]  
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> [\[I\]n one clip](https://www.instagram.com/p/CqPQ8mSOiAr/?ref=goodoil.news), she openly admitted that “maybe my participation isn’t necessarily fair – you know, there’s science, whatever”. \[…\]  
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> “I actually care about women in sport because I AM a woman in sport,” she wrote alongside one video.  
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> [*New York Post*](https://nypost.com/2023/03/30/male-powerlifter-enters-womens-event-breaks-record/?ref=goodoil.news)

[Read more here](https://fitnessvolt.com/male-powerlifter-avi-silverberg-new-womens-bench-press-record/?ref=goodoil.news). Discuss it on *The BFD.*

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