good evening and welcome to sports Valley News I'm goodness OMSD bringing you today's top story visually impaired Italian Runner Valentina petrilla who made headlines after transitioning in 2019 has spoken out about the legitimacy of questioning her participation in women's sports to 50-year-old athlete who recently competed in the Paro Olympic T1 to for 100 met semi-finals addressed the concerns following her performance in Paris Teto who narly best qualifying for the final finishing sixth overall with a personal best time of 57.5 f seconds appeared emotional in her postrace interviews the Naples born Runner who previously secured 11 national titles in the men's category before her transition emphasized the importance of open dialogue and finding solutions that are fair for everyone speaking to Italian television channel Rod 1 Petrillo stated I'm the first to ask myself these questions when I decided to stop competing as a male athlete I asked myself how I would feel if I saw someone like volunte out on the track as a biological woman I think it's a legitimate question and we shouldn't shy away from it Teto called for an end to prejudice and discrimination noting the harsh realities faced by transgender individuals worldwide people still die for being trans she remarked highlighting the ongoing challenges of acceptance and inclusion despite the challenges Petrillo remains determined to compete and Inspire change she is set to run again in the T12 200 M event on Friday currently the international par Olympic Committee allows international sport governing bodies to establish their own policies regarding transgender inclusion with no unified stance in place as we continue to witness the evolving landscape of sports the conversation around inclusion and fairness remains critical Valentina Petrillo's Journey exemplifies the complexities and courage involved in this ongoing dialogue that's all for today's top story stay tuned to sports Valley news for more updates I'm goodness amsy thank you for watching and we'll see you next time and do not forget to subscribe like and comment