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Shaun Wilson

Fury erupts as trans athlete wins California school events in defiance of Trump order

Transgender athlete AB Hernandez - (AP)

A row has broken out at a California school after a transgender teenager triumphed in three girls’ athletic events, despite President Donald Trump's executive order banning biological males from competing in female sport.

AB Hernandez, 17, secured places in the finals of the high jump, long jump, and triple jump – winning all her preliminary heats. In the triple jump, she reached a distance of 41 feet, nearly 10 inches further than her closest rival, according to Mail Online.

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