TRANSGENDER athlete Veronica Garcia has told their detractors to "get a life" after being booed at a state track championship in Washington.

The 17-year-old blew away their 400m rivals by a whole second and played a big role in their East Valley of Spokane team-mates winning the 4x100m relay race .

For the second year in a row, Garcia, the first transgender athlete in the state of Washington to win a track title, was heckled by track goers.

The Seattle Times claims scores of attendees booed when Garcia - who is permitted to compete against biological females as students in Washington state can participate in sports based on their gender identity - stood on the podium after cheering loudly for their counterparts.

That wasn't the only backlash Garcia had to deal with as a man wear

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