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Riley Gaines Finished 5th. Now She Believes Victory Is in Her Grasp.

The former college swimmer has used her race against Lia Thomas, a trans athlete, to propel her career as an influential, and unsparing, activist.

© Brittainy Newman for The New York Times

Georgia and West Virginia passed versions of bills named for Riley Gaines aimed at preventing transgender women and girls from competing in women’s sports.
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