A transgender athlete has bragged about beating a group of biologically female athletes, despite wearing running shoes with the spikes about to come off.
Sadie Schreiner, formerly known as Camden, stormed to victory at a college track and field meet over the weekend, leaving the closest female runner in her wake.
Following her win, Schreiner took to her Instagram where she boasted about the win.
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Schreiner’s win is only the latest incidence of a growing number of transgender athletes finding success in women’s sports, as experts warn they hold an unfair physical advantage due to the effects of male puberty.
Her win drew backlash from Czech tennis legend Martina Navratilova who has been vocal about her views on transgender people participating in sports.
Navratilova, a strong advocate for LGBTQ+ rights has consistently supported transgender individuals in their fight for equality and inclusion but has also stated how she only wants biological women to participate in women’s sports.
‘So stunning and brave…’ Navratilova tweeted with embarrassment and clown emojis.
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‘In the wake of World Athletics’ announcement, I think the best idea would be to have ”biological female” and ”biological girls” categories and then an ”open” category,’ she wrote.
Other users online were also quick to criticize Schreiner’s gloating.
‘Imagine being a man flexing about beating female athletes,’ wrote margotobrienn.
‘To some people sports is their life and these people are ruining it for them,’ stated Napukka.
‘Congrats, dude. You beat a bunch of women. What an accomplishment,’ mocked another poster.
‘Proud of you for beating women who are a foot shorter and 60lbs lighter with a 2ft smaller stride and half the muscle mass. You didn’t look like you had it in you still. Shocked you had the balls to show up,’ ridiculed a fourth.
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In 2022, Schreiner was competing in the men’s category of the 100m and finished in 19th place, but now since entering as a woman has placed far higher.
Schreiner has been an advocate for transgender inclusion in sports. Last November, in an interview with CNN, she addressed the challenges and backlash faced by transgender athletes, emphasizing the importance of understanding and support.
Earlier this month Schreiner shared her experiences in the NCAA transfer portal, highlighting difficulties in transferring to Division I programs because of her transgender identity.
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But she may have to lower her expectations particularly with President Donald Trump now in charge who has stated how he will take action to ‘keep men out of women’s sports.’
Many have blamed Democrats’ support for transgender inclusion for Kamala Harris’ election loss to Trump.
Transgender rights have become a political hot button in recent years. Republicans at all levels campaigned on the issue in November’s election, with particular focus on transgender women participating in school sports.
Trump pledged during his campaign to restrict gender-affirming care and transgender sports participation.
Millions were spent on advertising that turned something that in reality affects a tiny minority of competitors into a wedge issue.
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Trump ramped up the rhetoric as election day approached, telling the crowd at a Madison Square Garden rally in October: ‘We will get … transgender insanity the hell out of our schools, and we will keep men out of women’s sports.’
Trump has also said he would cut federal funding to ‘any school pushing critical race theory, transgender insanity, and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content on our children.’
Under the first Trump administration, the government interpreted ‘sex’ as the gender someone was assigned at birth and it appears the same is true under Trump 2.0.
The Biden administration chose to interpret sex as ‘gender identity’ under Title IX, which could be interpreted to protect trans athletes from being discriminated against if they wanted to participate in a sport that aligned with their gender identity, not their sex assigned at birth.
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Trans athletes who were assigned female at birth and transitioned to male can compete on a men’s team but if they have received testosterone treatment are ineligible to compete on a women’s team.
In 2022, the NCAA revised the policy in what the organization called an attempt to be aligned with national sports governing bodies.
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