A transgender runner from an Oregon high school caused outrage on social media Wednesday after competing in several events in the Portland Interscholastic League Championship semifinals against girls.
McDaniel High School's Aayden Gallagher finished first in the 400-meter preliminary event with a time of 56.14, 0.23 seconds better than the second-place finisher. Gallagher finished second in the 200 meter preliminary event with a time of 24.49, about 0.17 slower than the first place finisher.
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A runner warms up on the starting blocks before a competition. (John Walton – PA Images via Getty Images)
Gallagher qualified for the finals of both events.
Video clips of Gallagher running at the events appeared on social media and sparked outrage.
Two-time Olympic runner Mara Yamauchi He was among those who spoke.
“He's not even putting in maximum effort. Disgusting,” she wrote on men enter the The women's category should hang its head in shame!
Member of the US National 24 Hour Team Carolina Johnson also intervened.
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Shadows of runners competing on a track. (Bernd Thissen/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
“Aaaaand here we go again,” she wrote on “feelings of a boy” matter more than any other girl he competes with.
Piers Morgan He added: “Any woman who supports this rubbish is a traitor to her sex. It is shameful that the integrity of women's sport is being destroyed in this way.”
The Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) has a policy for transgender participation in high school sports.
“The OSAA strives to consistently allow students to participate in the athletic or activity program of their affirmed gender identity, while providing a fair and safe environment for all students,” the policy states.
“As with Rule 8.2 on Duration of Eligibility/Graduation, rules such as this one promote harmony and fair competition among member schools by maintaining equality of eligibility and increasing the number of students who will have the opportunity to participate in interscholastic activities”.
The Oregon School Activities Association has transgender policies for school sports.
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Additionally, OSAA rules state that “once a transgender student has notified the student's school of his or her gender identity, the student will be consistently treated as that gender for purposes of eligibility for sports and activities, provided that if the student “has tried or participated in an activity, the student may not participate during that same season on a team of the other sex.”
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