TRANSGENDER WINNING LADY ATHLETE WAS LIVING AS A MAN JUST FOUR YEARS AGO!

 EXCLUSIVE Revealed: Transgender athlete who 'smashed to smithereens' women's Parkrun record by a minute and 13 seconds was married man until four years ago - as row rages over national event's self-ID gender rules

• Siân Longthorpe, 43, completed the Porthcawl Parkrun in record a 18m 53s

• A trans athlete who 'smashed to smithereens' a women's Parkrun record is today revealed as Siân Longthorpe - who was living as a married man until just over four years ago.

  Ms Longthorpe, 43, completed last weekend's Porthcawl Parkrun in a record 18 minutes and 53 seconds on Saturday – a full one minute and 13 seconds ahead of her closest rival Deb Roberts.

  The outcome of that race in West Wales on Saturday came to national attention today when the result was cited by Mara Yamauchi, a former British Olympian, as an example of what she believes is the exclusion of women athletes and their achievements in the name of being 'inclusive'.

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