Tennis legend Martina Navratilova came forward Monday night with criticism of a male athlete competing in a women’s sports event. This time it happened in New Hampshire at a high school championship event during a high jump event.
Navratilova noticed when Maelle Jacques, a male athlete who identifies as a female, won a high school high jump event. A tweet about his victory notes that “His 10 pt score helped the Kearsage HS girls’ track & field team jump to runner-up in the state among 25 teams.
Male high jumper Maelle Jacques won a GIRLS’ high school state title yesterday in New Hampshire. @NHIAA_LOA
His winning jump was almost 10″ lower than the boys’ winning height. His 10 pt score helped the Kearsage HS girls’ track & field team jump to runner-up in the state among… pic.twitter.com/mX2c0lUOHS
— ICONS (@icons_women) February 12, 2024
Note the fact that his jump is nearly 10…
