AB Hernandez, a transgender athlete
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Transgender athlete AB Hernandez was unflustered amid controversy and protests over her participation in girls sports. Under revised rules for the championship, she shared two first-place medals and a second-place medal with cisgender competitors.
The California Interscholastic Federation track and field championships officially wrapped up Sunday. This year's events were surrounded by protests, both in-person and online, over a transgender athlete's participation in the event.
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Nereyda Hernandez, AB Hernandez's mom, reflected on the weekend, her daughter's accomplishments and the protests targeting her.
After President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal funding to California over its transgender athletes law, the state changed to its competition eligibility rules for the state track