Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo failed to reach the T12 400m final at the Paris Paralympics after finishing third in her semi-final.
The 51-year-old Italian sprinter competed in the women's T12 classification on Monday, for athletes with visual impairments.
She finished second in her heat with a time of 58.35 seconds, 1.38secs behind Venezuela's Alejandra Paola Perez Lopez, to qualify for the semi-finals later on Monday.
Despite recording a personal best time of 57.58 in her semi-final, she again finished behind Perez Lopez, while Iran's Hajar Safarzadeh Ghahderijani won in a time of 56.07.
Petrillo had qualified sixth fastest for the semi-finals - 2.99secs behind top qualifier and world record holder Omara Durand from Cuba.
The final is on Tuesday at 11:14 BST.
Petrillo is also competing in the women's T12 200m in Paris, which gets under way on Friday.
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