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“Botelho, from Voluntown, started running track in the sixth grade. She gravitated to the sprints.
Looking at the transgender athletes having so much success in the 100 and 200, we looked at it and said we needed to change what we were doing,” Morth told the Norwich Bulletin. “We needed to get out of those events. I had wanted Kalli’Ana to be a hurdler for while. She’s a great athlete.”
So Botelho left the 100 and 200 behind."
"And so she did. In June when Miller [transgender] won the 100 and 200 at the New England Championships, Botelho won the 300 hurdles with a personal record of 44.19 seconds."
Botelho said:
“But when I saw Andraya come out, I was like, this is going to suck. I’m going to be as respectful as possible. I have looked at her Instagram. She has wanted to be a girl, how she wants to identify herself, for the longest time.
“The newest transgender, I’m not as fond of the situation. In the indoor season (Miller) ran as a boy, practiced, competed as a boy. And then decided to change gender to a girl for the outdoor season, which really put a toll on the girls who worked maybe four years and had it ripped away from them.”