A transgender athlete, Soren Stark-Chessa, won the girls' 800m state championship race in Maine, finishing more than 10 seconds ahead of the second-place competitor, Natalie Johnson. Stark-Chessa, who would have placed 19th if competing in the boys' category, faced backlash for competing in the girls' event. Additionally, another transgender athlete, Veronica Garcia, won the girls' 400-meter race in the Washington State Championships and expressed disappointment over being booed and not receiving congratulations from female competitors during the medal ceremony. Garcia, 16, was upset about the lack of sportsmanship shown towards her.
A male runner who identifies as a girl is upset about the lack of "sportsmanship" his female competitors showed towards him after he won the Washington state championship in the girls 400-meter race. Talk about dense.🤦♂️ https://t.co/YZ6rrz2cMS
‘EXPECTED SPORTSMANSHIP’: Transgender athlete upset about being booed after win. https://t.co/FUxruKU6c4 https://t.co/iq55RQJfIg
“I guess I expected sportsmanship because I was cheering the rest of them on when they were called...I expected to get that reciprocated, but I didn’t” Let's be clear: you didn't get cheers because you cheated. The narcissism & victimization this movement creates is harmful to…
‘EXPECTED SPORTSMANSHIP’: Transgender athlete upset about being booed after win https://t.co/FUxruKUE1C
And today's You Must Be Kidding Award goes to Veronica Garcia, a TIM who won a girls' 400-meter race and who is now whining about a lack of "sportsmanship" on the part of the girls from whom he unfairly took the win. Congrats, Veronica. That's chutzpah. https://t.co/RBhU0ilPaG
A transgender runner dominated the high school girls state championship in Washington and was then confused why fans were booing and none of the female competitors congratulated them during the medal ceremony. Any guesses? READ: https://t.co/pkrDC5uRmp https://t.co/5dMKtFJI2f
Dude thinks he’s a girl 🤦♂️ https://t.co/IjKK3a1BWv
Trans high school athlete, 16, whines about being booed after crushing female rivals in Washington State Championships: 'Give us respect and be nice' https://t.co/NMHKPW8jhG https://t.co/NEVrZI6uIR
Soren Stark-Chessa, a boy who competes in girls track, stole a first place finish from Natalie Johnson in the 800m state championship race last weekend. He "won" by more than 10 seconds, and had he competed against other boys, would have placed 19th. #keepwomenssportsfemale https://t.co/Q1mIEo6mtA
Soren Stark-Chessa, a boy who competes in girls' track, stole a first-place finish from Natalie Johnson in the Maine Class C 800m last weekend. He "won" by more than 10 seconds, and had he competed as a boy, would have placed 19th. #secondisthenewfirst #keepwomenssportsfemale https://t.co/aZ7Wh4IGHg