Caitlyn Jenner responds as trans teen finishes 2nd in Meet of Champions race in California: 'THIS IS WRONG!!!'
Athena Ryan's second-place finish caused backlash on social media
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Caitlyn Jenner was among those upset after a transgender teen finished in second place at a Meet of Champions girls race in California over the weekend.
Athena Ryan finished in second place in the varsity girls 1,600-meter run finals on Saturday in the sectional Meet of Champions. Ryan of Sonoma Academy finished behind Hanne Thomsen of Montgomery High School and ahead of Ellie Buckley of Campolindo High School. Ryan will advance to the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Track & Field Championships next week.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Caitlyn Jenner is shown prior to the LIV Golf Invitational at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on July 28, 2022, in New Jersey. (Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
Jenner spoke out about the teen’s finish.
"As ‘somewhat’ of a track star myself, and a trans person, THIS IS WRONG!!! HELP ME PUSH BACK!" she replied on Twitter with a link to her political action committee, Fairness First.
"And FYA trans ppl you are being used by the radical gender ideology cult as political pawns. That’s all you are to them," Jenner added.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}RETIRED CYCLOCROSS CHAMPION SPEAKS OUT ON TRANS ATHLETES IN WOMEN'S SPORTS: 'THIS IS NOT FAIR SPORT'
Caitlyn Jenner attends the 4th annual Grammy Awards viewing party to benefit Janie's Fund, hosted by Steven Tyler, at the Hollywood Palladium on April 3, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Phillip Faraone/WireImage)
Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, won a gold medal in the decathlon at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
Ryan, a junior, appeared to be undeterred, finishing with a time of 4:55.91.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I wasn’t expecting that. I dropped like 17 seconds on my season’s best in the past two weeks," Ryan told MileSplit after the race. "After last weekend, I didn’t think I could run low 5s again. I was just coming here trying to break 5 – just glad I finished it out."
Ryan told the outlet she hoped to "have fun" at the event next week.
Athena Ryan finished in second place. (iStock)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ryan finished sixth in the 1,600-meter preliminary race and 21st in the girls 800-meter preliminaries.