Even in Canada, a bearded, biological male who identified as a woman smashed the powerlifting record this week by more than 100 pounds. But you know, equity and stuff.
But Avi Silverberg didn’t do this for “trans rights”. Instead, Silverberg did this to send a message. He only indentified as a woman for this one event. The previous record holder, also a biological male had a front row seat to watch Silverberg smash the record. Good for you Avi!
A bearded pro powerlifter entered a women’s competition in Canada — and smashed a record held by a trans lifter who was watching.
Avi Silverberg, the head coach for Team Canada Powerlifting for more than 10 years, entered Saturday’s Heroes Classic tournament in Lethbridge, Alberta, after identifying as a female.
Video shared by athlete activist group the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS) shows him walking up to the platform still fully bearded and wearing a regular men’s singlet.
He then casually bench-pressed nearly 370 pounds — beating the current Alberta women’s record by almost 100 pounds.