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South China Morning Post
26-03-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Who is Ada Gallagher, the transgender teen setting school track records? The Oregon student's participation in a recent championship reignited debate after she finished 7 seconds ahead of her rival
A high school in Oregon has sparked debate, after allowing a transgender athlete to compete – and dominate – in a girls' track competition. Ada Gallagher, a 16-year-old 11th grader at McDaniel High School in Portland, came in first place in the 400-metre and 200-metre races at the Portland Interscholastic League Championship, as reported by the New York Post. She was seen sprinting way ahead of her rivals, especially in the 400-metres, where she finished more than seven seconds faster than the runner behind her. Advertisement Gallagher previously competed as a 10th grader for the same competition last year, where she came in first place in the 200-metre and 400-metre races. Here's what we know about her amid the news. Ada Gallagher is a high school student Ada Gallagher is studying at the McDaniel High School in Portland, Oregon. Photo: Shutterstock Gallagher is currently a student at McDaniel High School in Portland, Oregon. 'Hello, my name is Ada Gallagher, I love track,' she writes on her profile on the NCSA College Recruiting website. 'I'm able to continue running when thousands of people wish for me to stop and doubt my integrity. And although I enjoy winning I love getting to participate in the sport as a whole.' She is very athletic Controversies aside, it's clear that Gallagher has a sporty streak. She achieved a speedy time of 57.62 seconds in the 400-metres, and a time of 25.76 seconds in the 200-metre race – which were both season records for her, writes New York Post. She was booed after winning last year
Fox News
20-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Transgender runner blows out competition, sets season records in girls' races at Oregon high school track meet
The same Oregon high school that came under fire last year for allowing a transgender athlete to compete against girls continues to blow away the competition one year later. Ada Gallagher, running as a 10th-grader at McDaniel High School in Portland, finished in first place in 200M and 400M races during the 6A-1 Portland Interscholastic League Championship in 2024. Now an 11th-grader, Gallagher was back on the track for a Portland Interscholastic League meet at her home track, where she was spotted blowing out the competition, especially in the 400M, where she finished more than seven seconds better than the rest of the field. Gallagher finished at 57.62 in the 400M, with Franklin High School's Kinnaly Souphanthong coming in second at 1:05.72. Gallagher's teammate, Quinnan Schaefer, was behind Souphanthong at 1:07.13. Then, in the 200M race, Gallagher finished in first place at 25.76, followed by teammate Addyson Skyles at 27.31. Both times for Gallagher were season records. As the video of the races began to circulate on social media, commenters began to speak their piece. "That experience must be so demoralizing for those girls," one X user said. "…You'll look back later and be much more infuriated, especially if you have children of your own." Another added, "The girls should all just start refusing to run and it will soon end." The Oregon School Activities Association, the governing body for the Portland Interscholastic League, has a gender identity participation policy that "allows students to participate for the athletic or activity program of their consistently asserted gender identity while providing a fair and safe environment for all students." "As with Rule 8.2 regarding Duration of Eligibility / Graduation, rules such as this one promote harmony and fair competition among member schools by maintaining equality of eligibility and increase the number of students who will have an opportunity to participate in interscholastic activities," the rulebook adds. President Donald Trump's Executive Order 14201, better known as "Keeping Men out of Women's Sports," was signed to "protect female student athletes, in the women's category, from having to 'compete with or against or having to appear unclothed before males.'" When Trump signed the order last month, Oregon Republicans were delighted, with House Minority Leader Christine Drazan saying she would introduce a bill to rewrite policies in high school athletics. "Women have fought for — and earned — respect and support for themselves in sports and have made incredible gains in doing so. We must defend that progress and stand up for fairness." Drazan said in a statement released on National Girls and Women's in Sports Day, per Oregon Public Broadcasting. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
