On Monday, November 6, 2023, athlete April Hutchinson was sent the following notification from her sports association, the Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU):

“Discipline Panel is recommending that AH (April Hutchinson) have her membership to the CPU suspended for 2 years.”

April’s offence: Publicly objecting to the CPU policy allowing male athletes to compete in the women’s category.

The International Consortium on Female Sports (ICFS) declares this ruling to be outrageous and unjustified. We will be standing with April Hutchinson as she contests this ruling going forward.