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California High School Girls Track Athlete Clara Adams Her first TV interview was in tears as her state championship was cancelled.
Adams took first place in the 400m Saturday’s finalwas punished for excessive celebration when he prayed for shoes with a fire extinguisher after crossing the finish line.
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Officials at the Interscholastic Federation, California (CIF) deemed the law a non-sportsman rise and disqualified.
“I worked so hard for that title,” she said while crying. Interview On KSBW-TV.
Adams also lost the opportunity to compete in the 200-meter race.
Her father, David Adams, defended her in an interview.
“When she blew the fire extinguisher off, the enemy was gone,” he said. “That was our celebration moment, and CIF officials made it about them. The crowds got hooked, they loved it, the CIF booth got hooked, they loved it.
My father said before The Monterey Herald The CIF’s decision was protested and the disqualification felt “racially motivated.”
The decision to revoke the teenage title has been heavily criticized online, particularly by women’s rights activists who pointed out that Adams was stripped of her title and that biologically male trans athletes were able to compete and win two titles.
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Clara Adams lost the title the same day the trans athlete won two women’s championships. (Kirby Lee-Usa Today Sports)
Ab Hernandez, who represents Jurupa Valley High School, took second place in the long jump, but also placed first in the women’s high and triple jumps.
The controversy involving Hernandez put the entire event under a national microscope, but Adams was the only girl athlete to leave the tournament from a major penalty.
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