In a recent athletic event, Veronica Garcia, a transgender female athlete, clinched the title in the Washington state girls 400-meter race.
Garcia's victory, which was by over a full second, significantly contributed to the East Valley (Spokane) girls track team's state championship win.
Garcia's performance was captured in a video posted on platform X, where she maintained a substantial lead throughout the race. She clocked a final time of 55.75 seconds, with the runner-up, Lauren Mathew, finishing at 56.75 seconds.
Riley Gaines, a former swimmer at the University of Kentucky and an advocate for women's rights, shared a video of the crowd's reaction to the race results. The video showed the second-place finisher receiving a roaring applause, while the announcement of Garcia's win was met with a noticeably subdued response.
Gaines commented on the video, stating, "Watch the girls on the podium cheer for the rightful state champ vs when the boy is announced." She further added, "Stop saying girls are okay with this. They're CLEARLY not, but the risks & threats they face for even daring to oppose this are real. My heart breaks for them."
According to TrackScoreboard, Garcia's victory played a pivotal role in her team securing the state championship title by eight points. The win by the transgender athletes contributed ten points to the team's overall score.
However, in the male category, Garcia's time would have placed her last, with the next closest competitor finishing two seconds faster. The top male athlete in the boys 400-meter race clocked a winning time of 48.43 seconds, a full 7.32 seconds faster than Garcia.
This event comes on the heels of another incident involving a transgender athlete in Oregon, Aayden Gallagher, who faced boos after winning the state's 200-meter championship and placing second in the 400-meter race.
Gaines, commenting on the reaction of the female athletes, reiterated, "Stop saying girls are okay with this because they aren't." She added, "This is heartbreaking and deeply regressive."
In the aftermath of the event, parents and athletes, speaking anonymously to the Publica, revealed that the state sports organization has threatened to ban anyone who voices complaints about transgender females competing in female sports.
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