US EditionCalifornia Families Respond to Changes in Girls’ Championship Rules Amid Debate Over Transgender Athlete Policies
- Sixteen-Year-Old transgender athlete AB Hernandez qualified for the finals in the girls' long jump, high jump, and triple jump at California's state high school track and field meet held near Fresno in 2025.
- Hernandez's participation sparked protests, criticism from officials including President Trump, and calls for rule changes from the California Interscholastic Federation .
- The CIF introduced a pilot policy granting additional medals to biological female athletes displaced on the podium in the three events Hernandez qualified for to ensure they are not excluded from recognition.
- President Trump cautioned California that it may lose federal funding if transgender female athletes are allowed to compete in girls' sports, describing the situation as unjust and harmful to women and girls, while the Department of Justice initiated an investigation into the state's compliance with Title IX regulations.
- The rules reflect an effort to balance inclusion and fairness but have intensified debate over transgender athletes and could influence future high school sports policies nationwide.
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'No Boys In Girls' Sports' Banner Flies Above Cali Track Meet
A banner plane bearing the words "No Boys In Girls' Sports" flew over a high school track and field championship meet in Clovis, California on Friday.The banner was seen as a direct protest against the California Interscholastic Federation’s (CIF) policy of allowing male athletes to compete in the girls’ division of high school sports.The flying of the banner over the meet was organized by two women-led advocacy groups: The Independent Council o…
Transgender teenager athlete sparks medal decision after criticism from US President Donald Trump
California’s high school track-and-field state finals will award one extra medal in events where a transgender athlete places in the top three, in a rule change that may be the first of its kind nationally by a high school sports governing body.
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