A two-time Olympian has ripped rules that allowed a transgender runner to beat nearly 14,000 women in the female category of the London Marathon.
Mara Yamauchi — who finished sixth in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics — lashed out after trans racer Glenique Frank, 54, gushed to the BBC about using “girl power” to run the key UK race on Sunday.Nearly 14,000 actual females suffered a worse finish position [because] of.
However, it allowed those who had already entered races to still compete in categories that were not their biological sex.“This male competed under UK Athletics’ transitional arrangements, but it is still wrong and unfair.” Cathy Devine, a former lecturer in sport and physical activity at the University of Cumbria, also accused the London Marathon of being “enabling.”“Zero categories that exclude male performance advantage. Goddess forbid that female runners should have their own category celebrating what women runners can do.”
Frank told The Post she’s competed in the male category in previous marathons — including New York in November — because she was forced to enter under the name and gender that’s listed on her passport. For the London Marathon, however, the same passport rules did not apply because Frank is UK-based and a British citizen.Frank said she was shocked at the blowback given that she was not an elite runner competing for prize money or a place on the podium.Still, from now on Frank said she is “going to enter under ‘other’ or ‘male,’ just to keep everybody happy.
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