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Paralympics '24 28 Aug 24 to 08 Sep 24

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Meet The First Openly Transgender Athlete At Paralympics 2024

August 16, 2024 15:21

50-year-old Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo will create Paralympics history by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to participate.

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Italy's Valentina Petrillo will become the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Paralympics, at the age of 50. ( X (Twitter) )
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Petrillo will participate in the 200m and 400m T12 events, having narrowly missed out on qualification in the Tokyo Olympics. ( X (Twitter) )
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Originally named Fabrizio, Petrillo underwent gender transitioning process in 2019. She has a wife and a son. ( X (Twitter) )
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Petrillo suffers from Stargardt disease from the age of 14, which impairs vision. ( X (Twitter) )
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Petrillo won 11 national titles in three years in male events, after resuming running at the age of 41.

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