Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Paralympic Games following the visually impaired sprinter's selection to represent Italy in the women's 200-metre and 400m races in Paris.
Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Paralympic Games . Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Paralympic Games .
The 50-year-old, who transitioned in 2019, won bronze medals in both events at the World Para Athletics Championships last year in Paris. Prior to transitioning, Petrillo won 11 national titles in the men's category. The governing bodies of many sports, including athletics, cycling and swimming, have tightened their participation rules for transgender athletes in elite women's competitions over the past couple of years.
Critics of transgender inclusion in women's sport say going through male puberty imbues athletes with a huge musculoskeletal advantage that transition does not mitigate.
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