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### **Fairness in Sports Under Siege: Martina Navratilova Calls Out Trans Athlete**
In a scathing rebuke, tennis legend Martina Navratilova has slammed Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo as a "pathetic cheater" ahead of the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Petrillo, a 50-year-old trans woman, is set to become the first athlete of her kind to compete in the women's events, sparking outrage and debate over fairness in sports.
Navratilova, an outspoken advocate for protecting women's rights in athletics, took to social media to express her disgust at Petrillo's participation. "Petrillo is a pathetic cheater," she wrote on X, echoing concerns that many have about the inclusion of trans athletes in women's competitions.
This is not the first time Navratilova has spoken out on this issue. In an earlier post, she responded to a video of Petrillo speaking about her experiences, saying it was "sickening" that the Italian runner was "stealing women's trophies." "Yet another male stealing women's trophies. In [the] Paralympics, no less. Sickening," Navratilova wrote.
Petrillo, who was diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition as a teenager, has competed in men's events in the past, winning 11 national titles between 2015 and 2018. She began transitioning in 2019 and has since realized her dream of competing in the female category. "I began transitioning in 2019 and in 2020 I realized my dream, which was to race in the female category, to do the sport that I had always loved doing," Petrillo told The Associated Press. "I got to 50 before it came true … we all have the right to a second choice of life, a second chance."
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