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Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo will become the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games when she represents Italy at the competition later this month

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Paris Olympics Strips U.S. Gymnastics Star Of Medal

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Shame on you, International Olympic Committee.
As announced on Sunday, Jordan Chiles will be stripped over her bronze medal in floor exercise over a mere technicality, thanks to an appeal by Romania.
As we explained on Saturday breaking down this debacle: Chiles’ coaches appealed the judges’ initial scoring of her routine, and when her score put her into third place over Romania’s Ana Barbosu, she won the bronze.
Romania’s argument upon appeal was that Team USA challenged four seconds too late by Federation of Gymnastics rules, which state that inquiries need to be sent in 60 seconds after the scoreboard shows the score.
It...

There’s 1 solution to the shameful way Jordan Chiles was stripped of an Olympic gymnastics medal: Give 2 bronzes

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Sport's highest court, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, voided an on-floor appeal by Jordan Chiles' coach that had elevated her into third place.

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Sprinter set to be first transgender Paralympian

Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games, having been selected to represent Italy in Para-athletics in...

Sprinter set to be first transgender Paralympian

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