Trans Runner Competes In The Women’s Olympic Marathon Trials, Loses To 229 Women

Transgender runner, Megan Youngren, was one of 450 individuals competing in the United States Olympic women’s marathon trials in Atlanta, Georgia, Saturday, but will not be among the runners sent to compete in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, after finishing well behind the three women selected to represent the U.S.

Youngren, women’s entertainment magazine Pop Sugar reports, “placed 230th with a time of 2:50:27.”