This week, Oregon high school transgender runner Aayden Gallagher dominated at the Portland Interscholastic League Championship semifinals, and it led to some absolutely outrage from a two-time Olympic runner.
Mara Yamauchi, who has competed in two different Olympic Games for the United States, shared a video of Gallagher running on social media this week, and expressed her outrage at how fast she was compared to the other girls competing, calling the scene “disgusting.”
“He’s not even putting in a max effort. Disgusting. On the plus side, this is a clear illustration of male advantage. All females finish close together. He is way ahead. Everyone who allows males in the Female category should hang their heads in shame. Cowards!” Yamauchi said in a post on X, the social media website that was formerly known as Twitter.
He’s not even putting in a max effort. Disgusting.
On the plus side, this is a clear illustration of male advantage. All females finish close together. He is way ahead. Everyone who allows males in the Female category should hang their heads in shame. Cowards! https://t.co/SjwoOXPHy2
— Mara Yamauchi (@mara_yamauchi) May 8, 2024
Gallagher finished in first place in the 400-meter preliminary event with a time of 56.14 seconds, which was 0.23 seconds better than the second-place finisher. She then finished second in the 200-meter preliminary event with a time of 24.49, just 0.17 seconds behind the first-place finisher.
With the strong performance this week, Gallagher qualified for the final in both events and will be able to compete for a championship.
