languages and info an emotionally overwhelmed Valentina petreo the Italian transgender printer whose participation in the paralympic games has caused a storm of countery said I hope my son will be proud of me after she failed to reach the final of the women's T12 400 meter on Monday night patrio finished CH in her semifinal with only the top two go through to the final to face the M of cubas omara Durant the 51y old Italian said her opponent had it in the end been strong than me but said she was proud of her achievements as she cat short her P race press conf after being overwhelmed by Tears I tried my best until the end I didn't make it I missed the last stret Peto said I pushed more than I did this morning and I tried my best they they are stronger than me I had to go down too much to do 56 seconds with the 5750 I have to be happy even if I'm a little down I'm a little down but I hope my son will pride of me this is important to me because he has his strs dead not the dad that everyone dreams of but I hope he will be proud of me patreo competed in the T12 category for Vis impaired athletes she developed stards dises then generative eye condition as a child she also underwent a gender transition in midlife after a successful career as a male para AET and has been the subject of scattin and Challenge from female para Athletics in 20121 a petition was submitted to the Italian Athletics Federation by more than 30 athletes calling for to be removed from female competition rules established by the world par atics Association however a for transgender Athletics to compete in women's competition if they are recognized as fem in law this is an approach contrary to that excuse me to that set by Word athletics which determines criteria for in into the Olympics so the word Athletics president Sebastian Co has said that policy was arrived at in order to maintain fairness for female athletes above all other consideration after qualif round pit earlier in the day Peto had described her performance as the realization of History languages and info