00:00Transgender athlete A.B. Hernandez won a state medal this weekend in California's high school state track and field championships.
00:07Hernandez finished third in the girls' long jump. Two girls finished tied for first.
00:13As has become the practice in California when Hernandez or any transgender athlete finishes in the top three spots,
00:20the next highest placing biological female shares the podium.
00:24In this case, fourth place finisher Corinne Jones shared third place in the official results.
00:30Outside the event, parents and activists rallied, demanding female events like the one Hernandez participated in be reserved for biological
00:37girls.
00:38Hernandez has been winning events since last year, becoming one of the most controversial figures in high school sports,
00:45drawing national attention and fierce criticism from parents, competitors and women's sports advocates alike.
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