Nandini Agasara, a 20-year-old pro athlete, took home a bronze medal for India in the women's heptathlon on Sunday after scoring 5,712 points. Another heptathlete, 26-year-old Swapna Barman, who came in fourth place scoring 5,708 points, seemingly accused Asagara of being transgender in a now-deleted social media post.my Asian Games bronze medal to a transgender woman at the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China," Barman wrote in a since-deleted post on X, formerly.
Nandini Agasara competes during the Asian Games in China on October 1, 2023. Competitor Swapna Barman accused Agasara of being transgender.Agasara said that she plans to take up the issue with the Athletics Federation of India , the national governing body for athletic sports in India. Asagara'sbronze medal marks her second international medal, having taken home a silver medal in the 100m hurdles at the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2022.Despite the controversy, Asagara's victory has been celebrated in her own country.
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