8 May 2021
A former Olympic weightlifter claims that female athletes are being told to “be quiet” about transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard ahead of his Olympic debut.
Hubbard is a 43-year-old biological male competing as a woman. Should Hubbard pass the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) fitness and performance standards, he would become the first trans athlete to compete in the Olympics.
Tracey Lambrechs, a former Olympic weightlifter from New Zealand, expressed disappointment at the prospect of Hubbard taking away the opportunity to compete from women.
“I’m quite disappointed, quite disappointed for the female athlete who will lose out on that spot,” Lambrechs told TVNZ. “We’re all about equality for women in sport but right now, that equality is being taken away from us.
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Former Olympic weightlifter Tracey Lambrechs says females are being told to “be quiet” when they complain about the fairness of transgender New Zealand athlete Laurel Hubbard competing in women’s competitions.
Hubbard is on track to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) modified qualifying requirements for the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.
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The 43-year-old still has to satisfy the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) of her fitness and performance standards before selection for the team but the prospect she will compete in Tokyo has already raised hackles.
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New Zealand s Laurel Hubbard competes during the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, on April 9, 2018. | AFP-JIJI
REUTERS May 8, 2021
London – Former Olympic weightlifter Tracey Lambrechs says women are being told to “be quiet” when they complain about the fairness of transgender New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard competing in women’s competitions.
Hubbard is on track to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) modified the qualifying requirements for the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.
Olympics-Females are being told to be quiet on issues about the first transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard to compete at an Olympics after the Tokyo Games qualifying requirement modified
May 7 (Reuters) - Former Olympic weightlifter Tracey Lambrechs says females are being told to be quiet when they complain about the fairness of transgender New Zealand athlete Laurel Hubbard competing in women s competitions.
Hubbard is on track to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) modified qualifying requirements for the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.
The 43-year-old still has to satisfy the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) of her fitness and performance standards before selection for the team but the prospect she will compete in Tokyo has already raised hackles.
A female New Zealand Olympic weightlifter says women complaining about transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard competing in the Tokyo Games are being told to be quiet .
Hubbard is on track to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) modified qualifying requirements for the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.
But Tracey Lambrechs, who also competed for New Zealand in weightlifting, has said she believes Hubbard competing in the sport would be unfair to other women. I m quite disappointed, quite disappointed for the female athlete who will lose out on that spot, Lambrechs, who won a bronze medal for New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, told TVNZ.