An athletics association scrutinized the winner’s records after parents of two girls who lost the competition complained
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the Utah high school activities association and the girl’s high school determined she indeed was born female after poring through school records dating back to kindergarten.
The revelation comes as at least 12 Republican-led states, including Utah, have passed laws banning transgender women or girls in sports. Supporters of the bans say transgender girls have an unfair advantage because they have stronger bodies and could deny girls places on sports teams. Spatafore told a legislative hearing on transgender athletes Wednesday that the parents of the second- and third-place finishers in a competition last year filed a complaint with the association after the girl won first place in an event “by a wide margin”, the Tribune said.
Spatafore said the association has looked into other complaints involving athletes who were suspected of being transgender in its efforts to comply with the Utah law, which went into effect in July. Some complaints include “when an athlete doesn’t look feminine enough”, he said. None of the complaints have been verified.
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