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became the first transgender champion in ncaa division history. in an interview last month, he said that she does plan to keep swimming competitively including, she said, at the olympic trials to try and go after the olympics. the vote, though, by the governing body would ban thomas and other transgender athletes from taking part in women s sports events. mary korean rafferty joins us with more. reporter: hi, eric. the new rules would mean a trans it s e alt heat9 would have to complete their transition before the age of 12. ya thomas, first trans athlete to win a division i swimming title and had also hoped to compete in the olympics, will not be allow to do so. the international body that governs water sports says the move will balance includessivity and insure no one has an unfair advantage. we have to protect the right of all our athletes to compete. but we also have to protect competition fairness at our events, especially women s competition. and also the pas ....
To vote. new rules also hitting the cycling world thursday. the international cycling union increasing the time that transgender athletes must remain with low testosterone levels, and they also lowered the massive accepted level of testosterone to compete as a woman. eric? eric some states have been banning those athletes who were born as men from competing in women s sports saying it s very unfair but, of course, transgender supporters say that they should have that right. certainly a controversial decision today, thank you. arthel? if. arthel: eric, a man from [inaudible] after four inmates escaped from a federal prison early yesterday morning. the u.s. bureau of prisons says the group went missing around 1:45 a.m. yesterday from a minimum security facility in hopewell virginia, about 20 miles south of richmond. officials have not said how the inmates were able to slip away. they are serving lengthy sentences for drug and firearm ....