SACRAMENTO — California is opening up its high school track-and-field championships in Clovis on Friday and Saturday to more girls after a transgender athlete drew controversy for qualifying for the meet.

The California Interscholastic Federation says it will allow one extra competitor in three events featuring high school junior AB Hernandez, who is trans. The group announced the temporary rule change Tuesday after President Donald Trump criticized her participation in a social media post, though the group said it decided on the rule change before that.

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State Law Lets Trans Athletes Compete

Former California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a law in 2013 allowing students to participate in sex-segregated school programs, including on sports teams, and use bathrooms and oth

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