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This Olympic rugby player’s perfect clapback to being body-shamed is still one of the hottest burns we’ve seen

American rugby player Ilona Maher was at the heart of her team’s success at the Paris Olympics, in which they beat Great Britain in the quarter finals and gained a very respectable bronze medal.

She has become one of the best-known stars of women’s rugby, thanks in no small part to her entertaining social media presence. It was through her TikTok account prior to the Olympics that she posted an important message for the person who tried to body-shame her. It’s inspirational.

“BMI doesn’t really tell you what I can do. It doesn’t tell you what I do on the field, how fit I am. It’s just a couple numbers put together.

It doesn’t tell you how much muscle I have or anything like that. So yeah, I do have a BMI of 30.

I am considered overweight. But alas, I’m going to the Olympics and you’re not.”

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TikTok gave a virtual roar.

Wonder if riot_steph is working at the highest possible level of her field.
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BUT ALAS I’M GOING TO THE OLYMPICS AND YOU’RE NOT sent me.
Danielle

I never even considered watching rugby during the Olympics, but after seeing your videos with you and your teammates, I’m definitely going to check it out.
randalhill366

I would follow you into battle. Not just cause of your insane athleticism, but because of your honesty and charisma to allow people to see fitness differently.
Anna Sloan

I’ve always said I’m personally victimized by the bmi scale, Norwegian build.
Amberly Heath

Ilona’s magnificent takedown made it to Twitter/X.

It’s fair to say that she made a few conversions.

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This pretty much nails it.

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This presenter had a message for a body-shaming viewer who criticised her clothes and it was sheer perfection

Source Ilona Maher Image Screengrab