Transgender father-of-two, 51, becomes the Paralympics' FIRST trans track athlete and qualifies for the women's 400m T12 semi-final after beating five female rivals' times in the heats

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Transgender father-of-two, 51, becomes the Paralympics' FIRST trans track athlete and qualifies for the women's 400m T12 semi-final after beating five female rivals' times in the heats

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An athlete who has won 11 national men's titles, qualified for Paralympics 400m women's semi-final at the age of 51 on Monday, after the sport's governing body accepted the athlete's eligibility to compete. Italian Valentina Petrillo, a father-of-two who was still competing at 45 as a male and claims an entitlement to enter the female category for the sake of 'happiness', came second in her heat, in which she beat a Chinese runner who is 18 years younger than her.
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