On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump announced that the state of California will face “large-scale fines” following yet another controversy in which a male high school athlete, who identifies as female, secured multiple victories at the state’s track and field championships over the weekend.
Read More Trump warns ‘large scale fines’ will be administered in Calif. after trans athlete wins girls’ track and field events
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association (NIAA) voted on Tuesday to implement a gender eligibility policy that restricts transgender-identifying male athletes from participating in female sports. The regulation mandates that only individuals assigned female at birth are eligible to compete on female sports teams within the state.
Read More Nevada: Schools Enact Ban On Biological Male Athletes On Female Sports Teams
The Athletics formally begin the home portion of their Sacramento era when they host the Chicago Cubs on Monday night in the first-ever Major League Baseball game in the California capital.
Read More Sellout crowd awaits as A’s make Sacramento debut against Cubs
A former California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) track and field star has died at just 23, three months after graduating with a master’s degree.
Read More Former Cal Poly Track And Field Star Dies At 23
Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya.
Read More Rebecca Cheptegei: Uganda athlete dies, days after boyfriend set her on fire
The United States blazed to the gold medal in the Olympic women’s 4×400 metres relay on Saturday, clocking the second quickest time in history.
Read More US a class apart in women’s 4x400m relay