College athlete, Olympian call on UN to support fairness in girls sports: ‘Stand up for human rights of women'

Aayden Gallagher, a transgender runner from McDaniel High School, won the Oregon 6A girls' 200-meter championship on Saturday.

Female athletes called on the United Nations to take action and support fairness in women’s sports ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics next month. At the Geneva Human Rights Council last week, they asked the organization to prevent biological men who identify as women from competing in women's sports. 

As part of a panel co-hosted by Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International and the Permanent Mission of the Gambia, British Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies and college athlete Chelsea Mitchell joined UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem at the United Nations, asking countries to take action and protect women's sports.

Before Connecticut began allowing transgender females to compete in her league, Mitchell alleged that she was the fastest runner in the state, but has since missed out on trophies and opportunities that she would have otherwise been awarded.

"It tells me that I’m not good enough, that my body isn’t good enough, and that no matter how hard I work, I am unlikely to succeed, because I’m a woman," she said. "Girls everywhere need to know their value, which is why I have come to the United Nations to stand up for the human rights of women and girls in sports across the world."

Mitchell is suing the Connecticut Interscholastric Athletic Conference with the help of ADF for allowing transgender girls to compete and win in female sports. Mitchell told Fox News Digital that she has lost four women’s state championship titles, two all-New England awards and numerous other spots on the podium to transgender female athletes. 

"I was bumped to third place in the 55-meter dash in 2019, behind two male