London Marathon: Trans athlete who ran in female category apologises and offers to hand medal back

A transgender athlete who ran in the recent London marathon has offered to hand her medal back. Glenique Frank, 54 finished ahead of 14,000 women, and previously insisted she ‘had not cheated’ by entering the race.

Frank finished the race after four hours, 11 minutes and 28 seconds - coming in 6,160th place out of 20,123 competitors and has since apologised for entering the female category, stating she’ll give her medal back if necessary.

Speaking to the New York Post, Ms Frank said: "If they want me to give my medal back, I’ll say, ‘Okay, fine. No problem’. If they really think I’ve stolen the place [of a female runner], I don’t mind giving the medal back, because I’ll run again next year for charity. But I don’t want to apologise, because I didn’t do anything wrong,"

During the 26.2 mile run on April 23, Frank said she was "almost in tears" over the support she received from women. Despite the widespread support, she also received some criticism, most notably from Olympian Mara Yamauchi - who said Ms Frank should not have been allowed to benefit from a "loophole".