Controversy Erupts Over 50-Year-Old Transgender ParalympianParticipation Paris 2024

Italian sprinter, Valentina Petrillo, 50, will become the Games' first ever transgender athlete after qualifying in the T12 200m and 400m in Paris.Petrillo, who transitioned in 2019, won bronze in the T12 200m at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships and qualified for this month's showpiece. However, her participation has caused debate, which follows the much-discussed boxing gender row that has engulfed the Olympic Games after Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting's participation in the women's event.