Aayden Gallagher won the Oregon Girls’ 6A 200-meter race by two-tenths of a second. The high school runner was booed at the finish line and during the award ceremony.
Why? Aayden is a trans athlete. Aayden is a male, not a female athlete who competes against young women. The public has had enough.
Gallagher had the best time in the preliminary heats, too. He is a sophomore. He ran the fastest 400-meter preliminary race but lost the final 400-meter race by 0.15 of a second.
The meet took place at the same stadium in Eugene, Oregon as the U.S. Championships and Olympic Trials take place. Perhaps he has visions of competing in the Olympics dancing in his head, as Lia Thomas does.
Gallagher finished in first place in the 400-meter preliminary event with a 56.14 time – 0.23 seconds better than the second-place finisher. Gallagher finished second in the 200-meter preliminary event…
