An Olympian has led the criticism of the London Marathon after a trans runner competing in the female category drew attention. 9WWOS
That led to criticism by Olympian Mara Yamauchi who hit out at organisers for allowing Frank to compete in the race, which allowed transgender athletes who had already signed up to keep their place.
Frank said she has not cheated but apologised for entering in the female category. She defended her decision to run in the marathon, saying she has "served my country because of all the money I've raised" for the charity Whizz-Kidz. "I'm going to apologise, I should have entered under the male category but I wasn't taking any advantage over another female. I've just entered as a general public [participant] and I'm raising money for charity."
Yamauchi added that "some people say that if males are on the podium, it matters, but not if they finish lower down.
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