CLOVIS, Calif. — The California athlete at the center of a searing political debate over transgender girls competing in girls’ sports went home a winner Saturday in what is arguably the most competitive state track and field meet in the nation.

AB Hernandez, a junior from Jurupa Valley High School in Riverside County, shared first place in the high jump and triple jump, and also shared second in the long jump. Her spot on the awards podium was a sign of how complicated her participation in the competition had become.

With President Donald Trump threatening to cut federal funding to the state if the trans girl competed, the event organizer changed the rules just days before the event in hopes of allaying concerns about the fairness of allowing Hernandez to compete. The athlete who finishe

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