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An Italian sprinter will be the first transgender woman to compete at the Paralympics

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Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first transgender woman to compete at the Paralympics .

The 50-year-old will run the 200 and 400 meters in the T12 classification for visually impaired athletes in Paris .

World Athletics last year banned transgender women from competing in the female category at international events if they transitioned after puberty.

Petrillo was diagnosed as a teenager with Stargardt disease, a degenerative eye condition.

Valentina Petrillo will compete in the women's T12 400m and 200 m at the Paralympics .

The Italian athlete was diagnosed with Stargardt disease when she was 14 .

She won bronze in the 200 and 400m at last year ’s World Para Athletics Championships .

She will be cheered on by her ex-wife and 9-year-old son as well as brother.

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