transgender Runner fails to qualify for women's 400 meter final at 2024 par Olympic Games Italian Sprinter Valentina Petrillo a Trailblazer as the first openly transgender athlete in the par Olympics will not advance to the final of the women's T1 12,400 meter sprint despite a strong performance Petrillo finished third in the semi-final with a time of 57.5 eight seconds just missing a spot in Tuesday's final Petrillo who began her transition in 2019 had a notable semi-final run placing second in her initial heat with a time of 58.3 5 Seconds although she fell short of qualifying for the final she remains a strong Contender for the women's T1 12,200 met Sprint with the first round set for Friday and the final on Saturday diagnosed with staru guard disease as a teenager Petrillo won 11 national titles in the men's T12 category before transitioning her participation in the par Olympics represents a significant milestone in the sporting world the International par Olympic Committee IPC confirmed that Dutch athlete ingred van cranon was the first transgender participant in the par Olympics having competed in 2016 Petrillo's Journey continues to inspire as she prepares for her next event