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Trans Athlete Wins Bronze in Men’s Category After Admitting Competing Against Women Is Unfair.Mar Vázquez, 61, won the bronze medal in the 3,000 meters at a Spanish championship after competing for years as a man before beginning her transition at age 57.Vázquez chose the men’s category, saying: “I see it as unfair to compete against women and that is why I have decided to do it against men.”She added that her lung and heart capacity remain far superior to that of a woman and that she still has physiological advantages from her years as a man.