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Italy's Petrillo to be first transgender athlete at Paralympics
- Valentina Petrillo will be the first openly transgender athlete at the Paralympic Games, representing Italy in the women's 200 and 400 meters races in Paris.
- IPC President Andrew Parsons stated he wants the sporting world to “unite” on transgender policies, although Petrillo is welcome under current rules.
- The IPC allows different policies for sports, permitting individuals legally recognized as women to compete based on their disabilities.
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Italian sprinter set to become first transgender athlete to compete at Paralympics
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.
·Australia
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The Italian Valentina Petrillo is the first transgender athlete ever to take part in the Paralympic Games. The visually impaired athlete will compete for Italy in the 200 and 400 meter races.
·Germany
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After the controversy at the Paris Olympic Games in the boxing discipline over the presence of two intergender boxers -Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting-, who also won the
·Barcelona, Spain
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