Martina navat alova rips Italian Sprinter set to become first transgender woman to compete at par Olympics tennis Legend Martina naad Hova has taken to social media to express her strong disapproval of Italian Sprinter Valentina Petrillo who is set to become the first transgender woman to compete in the Paro Olympics navat alova a prominent advocate for women's rights in sports called Petrillo pathetic cheater in her recent posts Petrillo 50 who has a visual impairment due to Star disease will compete in the women's 2400 meter races in the T12 classification at the 2024 par Olympics in Paris navat Alva's comments come amidst ongoing debates over the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports in her social media statements navat alova criticized Petrillo for stealing women's trophies highlighting her concerns about fairness in women's events Petrillo who transitioned in 2019 previously competed as a male athlete and has won multiple national titles World Athletics has barred transgender athletes from competing in women's events if they transitioned after puberty however World par Athletics the governing body for the Paralympics has different regulations allowing Petrillo to compete under current guidelines Petrillo who has expressed her own doubts about fairness has competed in the men's T12 category before transitioning and won bronze medals in the 2400 meter races at the 2023 para Athletics World Championships the par Olympic Games will C Petrillo race in the finals on September 3rd and 7