A transgender athlete won a 200m race and was widely booed

A transgender high school runner was booed as she was crowned the Class 6A girls 200-meter state champion in Oregon. McDaniel High School's Aayden Gallagher won the state title by two-tenths of a second and was booed as she crossed the finish line. Notably, he also had the fastest qualifying time in the event. The sophomore also ran the fastest 400-meter heat, but lost in the final by 0.15 of a second. The games were held in Eugene, Oregon, at the same stadium as the US championships, as well as the pre-Olympic games. Gallagher caused outrage on social media Wednesday after she participated in several events in the Portland Interscholastic League Championship semifinals against girls. He finished in first place in the 400-meter heat with a time of 56.14, 0.23 seconds better than second place. At the same time, she finished second in the 200 meter qualifying race with time […]
Source: News Beast

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