Anger was expressed on social media when Glenique Frank won the race.
After beating almost 14,000 women in the London Marathon, transgender lady Glenique Frank volunteered to return her prize. The repercussions of this were severe.
When Frank’s soon-to-be grandma expressed her joy over being a grandmother on BBC, he ran into some difficulties. She revealed to the New York Post that the London Marathon was the first time she could compete with a name and pronoun of her choosing. Her name and gender must be in her passport in order for her to participate in the other races she has her eye on, including those in New York City, Tokyo, and Boston.
Frank apologized to the media outlet for “upsetting” her adversaries.
If they want me to relinquish my position, I’ll respond, “OK, fine.” The New York Post said that Frank said, “No problem.” “If they’re serious about the accusation that I stole a woman’s spot in the race, I have no problem returning the medal.
They’re upset because any one of the other 14,000 ladies in line might have been me, they say. Really? I crossed the finish line after 4 hours, 11 minutes. I know a lot of ladies who are more attractive than I am.
She denied being a top runner and said she “didn’t steal any money” when Frank informed her she didn’t have a “womb.”
Mara Yamauchi, a British runner who has competed twice in the Olympics and who finished sixth in the marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was irritated by Frank’s decision to enter the London Marathon.
Yamauchi didn’t hold back her excitement when discussing Frank’s marathon victory last weekend.
One of Yamauchi’s tweets said, “Men in the [female] category is UNFAIR to women.”
“Because of him, nearly 14,000 real women had a worse finish position,” Yamauchi tweeted.
Frank said she wasn’t out to mislead anyone.
Frank declared, “I’ve known since the age of 5 that I’m in the wrong body.”
Frank has stated that she still has an interest in marathon running and that she hopes to register for the London Marathon next year under the “other” or “male” categories in order to “keep everyone happy.”
Frank has already jogged in the Big Apple while clad just in a wig and a bra.
Frank, originally from the United Kingdom, identifies as a woman. She was overjoyed to share how “girl power” got her through her seventeenth marathon.