Democrat senators flee or skip hearing on women's sports as report claims trans athletes have 'stolen' 2,300 gold medals

From the Newshound archive · first published 24 September 2026.

Democrat senators either walked out of or stayed away from a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on women's sports. Their absence coincided with a new report alleging that transgender athletes have stripped close to 2,300 gold medals from female competitors across US competition. Republicans are pushing for legislation to exclude trans athletes from women's categories.