Resurfaced WNBA post shows league celebrating males who stole wins from female athletes

Five years ago, the league didn't seem nearly as confused.CLUELESS WNBA ATTACKS 'BAD-FAITH' FANS WHO DON'T WANT BIOLOGICAL MEN RUINING WOMEN'S SPORTSA resurfaced June 2021 post from the WNBA’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, which was also shared on Facebook, celebrated Andraya Yearwood and Terry Miller, two males who competed in girls' high school track in Connecticut and were at the center of a major legal fight after beating female athletes in championship events."Our first #WCW of #WNBAPride goes out to Andraya Yearwood and Terry Miller," the WNBA wrote.Andraya Yearwood competes for Cromwell High School in Connecticut.Yearwood was celebrated by the WNBA in a 2021 Pride Month post that has resurfaced amid the league’s eligibility debate.

(TNS)Yes, the Women's National Basketball Association used its first "Woman Crush Wednesday" of Pride Month to celebrate two males."We see you.We support you and all of the other trans athletes just trying to compete in the sports they love," the league added.The post remains live on X and the same message is still posted on the WNBA's official Facebook account.The WNBA knew who it was celebrating.

Yearwood and Miller had already become nationally known for winning girls’ track titles and finishing ahead of female athletes in Connecticut.Those girls had names, too.Selina Soule.Chelsea Mitchell.

Alanna Smith.Ashley Nicoletti.Funny, the WNBA's post didn't mention them.Yearwood began competing in girls' track in 2017 under Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference rules and won the Class M state championship in both the 100- and 200-meter events that year.

A federal district court ruling recounting the plaintiffs' allegations says Yearwood's advancement to the State Open displaced Chelsea Mitchell, a female, from qualifying.Miller began competing in girls' track the following year.At the 2018 Outdoor State Open, Miller and Yearwood finished first and second in the girls' 100 meters.

The court noted that Mitch...

Read More 
PaprClips
Disclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by PaprClips.
Publisher: Fox News

Recent Articles