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high-school-sports2 days ago•4 min saved

Transgender athlete AB Hernandez nets state track bronze amid easing protests

Jurupa Valley senior AB Hernandez, a transgender athlete, earned bronze in the CIF state championship long jump with a 20 feet, 2 1/4 inches effort, medaling for a second consecutive year behind Ellie McCuskey-Hay and Gianna Gonzalez. CIF policy awards medals to transgender athletes without displacing cisgender girls in final standings. Hernandez also prepared to compete in the high jump and triple jump later, as this year’s meet saw calmer demonstrations than last year despite ongoing protest activity around transgender athletes.

via Los Angeles Times|

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sports2 years ago•2 min saved

"Tentoglou Defends Title as Long Jump Champ Threatens to Quit Over Rule Change"

Long jump champion Miltiadis Tentoglou threatened to quit the event after winning the world indoor title, expressing opposition to a proposed rule change by World Athletics aimed at eliminating foul jumps to make the event more appealing. Tentoglou, who won gold on a tiebreak in Glasgow, believes the proposed change would make the long jump the easiest event and stated he would switch to triple jump if it's implemented. World Athletics president Sebastian Coe defended the need for changes to keep the sport relevant, citing evolving viewer and sponsor interests.

via ESPN|

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