A boy pretending to be a girl has officially won the Oregon women’s track and field state championship, but when he is declared the winner, the race crowd boos loudly to show their disapproval.
Aiden Gallagher, a 10th grader at McDaniel High School in Portland, is making a name for herself in the girls’ track and field competition this spring. As Blaze News previously reported, Gallagher won his 200M heat last month by more than five seconds. And a few weeks later at the Portland Interhigh League Championships, she won gold in the girls’ 200M and 400M races, securing her a spot at the state championships.
“The cheers and standing ovation for Donelson may surpass what will happen at next week’s Prefontaine Classic. Or, yes, the Olympic Trials.”
Well, the Oregon State Championship has waxed and waned since then, but Gallagher won the tournament again. In the girls’ 200-meter dash, she turned on the jet with 30 meters to go and slipped past Roosevelt High School sophomore Astor Jones, finishing first in 23.82 seconds, about two-tenths of a second ahead of Jones. die stat He called it “one of the fastest times in state history.”
As Gallagher crossed the finish line, the crowd loudly booed and protested his victory. The boos and jeers were so overwhelming that multiple news outlets covered them. LibsofTikTok shared a video of the race and the audience’s reaction to X.
Several outlet Gallagher has also recently required “extra security” at practices and matches, and that this security detail forced Gallagher off the course immediately after his win and prevented him from shaking hands with female competitors. Reported.
“Extra security was in place for the ceremony, but the atmosphere of overt transphobia that pervaded the stadium persisted,” said one attendee. out sports.
The boos and jeers reportedly continued afterward when Gallagher climbed to the top of the podium to receive his gold medal.
In contrast, on Saturday, the crowd roared with approval as two-time defending champion Josie Donelson (Lake Oswego) edged Gallagher by just 0.15 seconds in the 400 meters to win her third gold medal in the race. I raised my voice. “The roars and standing ovations for Donelson may eclipse next week’s Prefontaine Classic. Or, yes, even the Olympic Trials,” Dystad wrote.
McDaniel High School athletic director Tyler Kelleher and the school’s track coach Ryan Keene have helped Gallagher dominate in girls’ track and field events, but at least one Oregon coach They were unhappy that boys were allowed to compete against girls in the state. Championship.
“This is devastating for women’s sport,” an unidentified coach told Dystat in response to a question about Gallagher’s 200 million meter victory.
Gallagher declined to speak to the media on Saturday, Dystat reported. Mr Kelleher and Mr Keene did not respond to requests for comment from Blaze News.
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