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Old 03-09-2024, 10:41 AM #1
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Default 51 year old qualifies and competes in the Paralympics, what a feat......

A transgender athlete, who previously won 11 men's national titles, has run in the semi-finals of the women's T12 400m event at the Paralympics - but failed to make the final.

Visually impaired Italian Valentina Petrillo finished second in her heat in Paris but progressed to Monday's semi-final as the sixth-fastest runner in a time of 58.35 seconds.

Naples-born Petrillo, 51, who transitioned in 2019, is believed to be one of the first openly transgender Paralympians.

At 14, she was diagnosed with Stargardt disease - a retinal condition that causes a progressive loss of vision.

Ms Petrillo initially gave up running but has been competing in Para sport since she was 41.

Ms Petrillo collected bronze medals in the 200m and 400m world championship races in 2023 with times of 26.31 and 58.24 seconds respectively.

She said: "From today I don't want to hear anything more about discrimination, prejudices against transgender people.

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