New Zealander selected as first transgender Olympian

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WELLINGTON: New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was confirmed as the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games on ...

FILE PHOTO: Weightlifting - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's +90kg - Final - Carrara Sports Arena 1 - Gold Coast, Australia - April 9, 2018. Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand is introduced. REUTERS/Paul ChildsWELLINGTON: New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard was confirmed as the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games on Monday when Kiwi officials named her in the squad for Tokyo next month.

Hubbard, who also competed as a male, became eligible to lift as a woman after showing testosterone levels below the threshold required by the International Olympic Committee. "Laurel has shown grit and perseverance in her return from a significant injury and overcoming the challenges in building back confidence on the competition platform," he said.

 

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Eventually all 'Women's' sports will be played/slots filled by biological males. Not only in the Olympics, but watch the college scholarships for women athletes go to biological males. Olympics2021 LaurelHubbard

Just found out he is doing weight lifting. It is a fucking joke! NZ Olympic committee is a joke! whoever selected him is insane! If it becomes trend, there is no more women's sport!

fake woman participates as a real woman which event boycott it!

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