Italy's Valentina Petrillo has become the first openly transgender athlete to compete at a Paralympic Games after qualifying for the women's T12 400m semi-finals.
The 51-year-old sprinter competed in the women's T12 classification on Monday, for athletes with visual impairments, and finished second in her heat with a time of 58.35 seconds, 1.38secs behind Venezuela's Alejandra Paola Perez Lopez.
Petrillo qualified sixth fastest for the semi-finals - 2.99secs behind top qualifier and world record holder Omara Durand from Cuba.
The semi-finals get under way later on Monday at 19:43 BST, with the final on Tuesday at 11:14 BST.
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