Girls' track athlete cries in 1st TV interview after losing championship for fire extinguisher celebration
California high school girls' track athlete Clara Adams broke down in tears during her first TV interview since having her state championship revoked Adams who took first place in the -meter final on Saturday was penalized for excessive celebration when she prayed her shoes with a fire extinguisher after overcoming the finish line CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMCalifornia Interscholastic Federation CIF functionaries deemed the act unsportsmanlike and disqualified her I worked so hard for that title she stated while crying in an interview with KSBW-TV Adams also lost the opportunity to compete in the -meter race Her father David Adams defended her in the interview FOOTAGE SHOWS LGBTQ PROTESTER ATTACKING CONSERVATIVE AT CALIFORNIA TRACK CHAMPIONSHIP AMID TRANS ATHLETE DRAMA When she blew the fire extinguisher the opponents were gone he explained That was our moment of celebration and CIF administrators made it about them The crowd went crazy they loved it the CIF booth went crazy they loved it But those sparse guys in those jackets took offense to it didn't like it and made a decision based off emotions The father previously recounted the Monterey Herald that the CIF s decision was protested and that he felt like the disqualification was racially motivated The decision to revoke the teen's title was heavily criticized online especially by women's rights activists who pointed out that Adams was stripped of her title while a biologically male trans athlete was able to compete and win two titles AB Hernandez representing Jurupa Valley High School took first place in the girls' high jump and triple jump while taking second place in the long jump The debate involving Hernandez put the entire event under a national microscope but Adams was the only girls' athlete who walked away from the meet with a vital penalty Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
