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Transgender athlete apologises for running London Marathon as female despite having not transitioned
Telegraph via Yahoo ^ | April 25, 2023 | Oliver Brown

Posted on 04/25/2023 4:39:08 PM PDT by grundle

Glenique Frank, a biological male who identifies as a woman, has apologised for competing in the London Marathon in the female category after The Telegraph highlighted how the runner was able to exploit a loophole in UK Athletics’ updated transgender policy to take part.

After lining up in the recent New York and Tokyo Marathons as a man, Glen Frank, the 54-year-old was permitted to enter last Sunday’s race as a woman, Glenique, recording a time of 4hr 11min 28sec and finishing in 6,160th place in a female field of over 20,000. Frank has committed not to run another race as a female until undergoing surgery, also promising not to enter any women’s competitive races where there is prize money involved.

Frank’s apology comes in response to scathing comments from Mara Yamauchi, the third fastest British female marathon runner in history, who told The Telegraph: “World Athletics and UK Athletics have rules that post-puberty males competing in the female category is unfair. This male competed under UK Athletics’ transitional arrangements, but it is still wrong and unfair.”

Frank, who admitted to holding a male passport and to failing to have had any surgical transitioning procedure, said: “I apologise for entering under the female category because I haven’t had surgery yet. I wasn’t intending to mislead the public, but I apologise for entering under the female category.”

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1 posted on 04/25/2023 4:39:08 PM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle

Everybody should point and laugh at him.


2 posted on 04/25/2023 4:40:33 PM PDT by Allegra
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>> because I haven’t had surgery yet

Surgery won’t change your DNA, jackass. You’ll need a booster shot for that.


3 posted on 04/25/2023 4:42:04 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: grundle
Transgender athlete apologises for running London Marathon as female despite having not transitioned

Okay it was a guy, who pretended to be a girl, a transvestite, sick.

4 posted on 04/25/2023 4:46:57 PM PDT by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: grundle

It is a good thing that this male advantage only works in sports and not in deadly combat, where the fate of the nation rests on us winning.


5 posted on 04/25/2023 4:48:49 PM PDT by ansel12 (NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.)
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To: grundle

Technically he is wearing a sports bra so that makes him a woman athlete.


6 posted on 04/25/2023 4:51:10 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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To: grundle

Cut off whatever assclown. DNA still says male. Quit cheatng actual women out of money.


7 posted on 04/25/2023 4:52:31 PM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: grundle

Won’t be long before sporting events will be like the Olympics during the Greek era - all male.


8 posted on 04/25/2023 5:05:08 PM PDT by randita
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To: Telepathic Intruder

The important thing is, did he get to shower with the girls?


9 posted on 04/25/2023 5:09:51 PM PDT by bigbob
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To: bigbob

Like his hero Joey Brandon?!


10 posted on 04/25/2023 5:14:57 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as.)
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To: grundle

“finishing in 6,160th place”

What a loser. Running against a bunch of ladies and he still couldn’t even break the top 1000????


11 posted on 04/25/2023 5:17:05 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: grundle

Anybody tell him to F*** off?


12 posted on 04/25/2023 5:20:42 PM PDT by hattend (F U Pedo Joe.)
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To: hattend

All the Massholes aren’t only in Mass.


13 posted on 04/25/2023 5:32:15 PM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: bigbob
The important thing is, did he get to shower with the girls?

Did he get any pictures?

14 posted on 04/25/2023 5:35:21 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: hattend
You have been watching Succession, haven't you?😆😆
15 posted on 04/25/2023 6:08:19 PM PDT by cowboyusa (IT'S TIME TO PLAY COWBOYS AND MARXISTS!)
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To: grundle

Would he be apologizing had he won the event?


16 posted on 04/25/2023 7:04:04 PM PDT by Zack Attack
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To: Gene Eric

Wait until he gets a bad infection in his new front hole from all that sweat in those spandex shorts.


17 posted on 04/25/2023 7:09:56 PM PDT by shotgun
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To: Allegra

whack his pee pee


18 posted on 04/25/2023 7:11:59 PM PDT by SisterK (it's controlled demolition)
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To: Allegra

I think we should get to throw a rock (not a stone) at him and clunk him in the noggin for screwing with the fabric of society, then drawing more attention to yourself by outing yourself as a rule breaker, and you feel bad for it.

Narcissist much?


19 posted on 04/25/2023 8:28:51 PM PDT by Delta 21 (MAGA Republican is my pronoun.)
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