From Outsports:Keelin Godsey, a former track & field standout at Bates College, placed fifth in the hammer throw at the Pan American Games today as a member of the United States National Track & Field team. There were 14 women in the competition; Godsey threw a distance of 67.84m, which is his third-best distance ever.
Godsey is a male transgender athlete competing against women from Canada to Argentina. That may be a confusing dynamic to some, but he is in the same boat as Kye Allums: A pre-transition transgender athlete
See Keelin's blog HERE.
Read a great profile of Keelin by Dan Woog HERE.
The Pan Am Games are taking place now in Guadalajara, but in 2015 they'll be coming to Toronto, where the FGG is currently holding its Annual General Assembly.
We had the pleasure of meeting with new member Outsport Toronto who is closely involved with the efforts of the local organizing committee to ensure all forms of diversity at the Games, and more important, to do so in a way that will leave a lasting legacy. The FGG is pleased with the offer of Outsport Toronto to continue to explore ways in which the FGG can support this great initiative.
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