2019年转型的50岁有视力障碍的意大利短跑运动员Valentina Petrillo, 成为第一位公开参加残奥会的变性运动员, 50-year-old visually impaired Italian sprinter Valentina Petrillo, transitioned in 2019, becomes the first openly transgender athlete to compete in Paralympic Games, representing Italy in women'

50岁的瓦伦蒂娜·佩特里洛是一名视力障碍的意大利短跑选手,她于2019年转型,将成为首位公开跨性别的运动员参加残奥会,在巴黎的女子200米和400米比赛中代表意大利. 50-year-old Valentina Petrillo, a visually impaired Italian sprinter who transitioned in 2019, is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games, representing Italy in the women's 200 and 400 meters races in Paris. 她在14岁时被诊断出患有斯塔加特综合症，将她的视力限制在正常范围的1/50，她在去年的世界残疾人田径锦标赛上赢得了这两个项目的铜牌。 Diagnosed with Stargardt's syndrome at age 14, limiting her visual abilities to 1/50th of the normal range, she won bronze medals in both events at the World Para Athletics Championships last year. 国际残疾人奥运委员会允许管理机构制定自己的政策,世界残疾人运动会允许被法律认可的女性在残疾人资格的比赛中参赛. The International Paralympic Committee allows governing bodies to set their own policies, and World Para Athletics permits an individual legally recognized as a woman to compete in the category for which their impairment qualifies them.