A transgender athlete won first place in the girls’ high and triple jump events at a California high school track-and-field championship late Saturday and shared the podium with two biological females due to a newly passed California policy.

This invitation came hours after President Donald Trump issued a condemnation of California for allowing a 16-year-old transgender runner to compete.

Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 5 aimed at barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sports.

Under pressure from the Trump administration, the organization that governs high school sports in California has expanded qualification standards for the girls track and field state championships because a transgender-identifying male is competing there.

It is perverse to allow males to compete against girls, invade their private spaces, and take their trophies,’ the assistant attorney general for

California has defended its support for transgender student-athletes in response to Trump's threats to cut off federal funding, with Senator Scott Wiener stating that the state is prepared to defend its laws protecting transgender students in court.

The justices granted an emergency reprieve to state Rep. Laurel Libby, who was prohibited from voting while the punishment was in place.