Plane flying 'No Boys in Girls' Sports' banner over track meet goes viral as trans athlete dominates

A plane with a banner that read 'No Boys in Girls' Sports' flew over Buchanan High School's Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis, California during the state's track and field championship that featured a trans athlete. (Credit: Beth Bourne)

A plane that flew a banner that read "No Boys in Girls' Sports!" over the California track and field state championship prelims at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis on Friday set the internet ablaze.

The display, which was organized by the women's outreach groups, Women are Real and the Independent Council for Women's Sports (ICONS), drew strong reactions amid national controversy over trans athlete AB Hernandez competing in the girls' competition.

Banner that reads "No Boys in Girls' Sports" was flown over the California track championship on Friday. (Courtesy of Josh Fuller)

Many supporters of the movement to protect women's and girls' sports praised the stunt on social media, including former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines.

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Hernandez went on to claim first place in long jump, triple jump and high jump, beating out all the female competitors, and will now compete for the state title in the finals on Saturday.

However, due to recent CIF rule changes, the girls who would normally finish one spot out of advancing to Saturday's finals will qualify since Hernandez took a spot.

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Transgender athlete AB Hernandez of Jurupa Valley wins the girls' long jump at 19-3 1/2 (5.88m) during the CIF Southern Section Masters Meet at Moorpark High School on May 24, 2025, in Moorpark, California.  (Kirby Lee/Getty Images)

The CIF instituted