Mother of transgender athlete blasts podium rule change after controversy in America

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The mother of a transgender athlete at the centre of a bitter row over girls' sport in California has criticised a controversial podium policy after claiming her child was made to feel "invisible".Nereyda Hernandez spoke out at the San Francisco Pride Summit on Thursday following weeks of debate surrounding her child, AB Hernandez, who won multiple events at the California state track and field championships last month while representing Jurupa Valley High School.The controversy prompted the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) to implement a rule allowing biological female athletes who finish directly behind a transgender competitor to also receive first-place recognition.The policy was introduced in 2025 in an attempt to ease growing tensions surrounding transgender participation in girls' sport, though it has continued to divide opinion.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Hernandez said she was deeply upset by the arrangement and felt it diminished her child's achievements."Of...

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