By Dan Palmer at the Main Press Centre in Tokyo Saturday, 17 July 2021
New Zealand has pledged to protect weightlifter Laurel Hubbard from the intense international attention she will likely be under when competing here at Tokyo 2020.
Hubbard is poised to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympic Games, with her selection for the Kiwi squad making headlines around the world.
She has been the subject of numerous media articles and columns - some supportive and some critical.
The 43-year-old Pacific Games champion is due to compete in the women s over-87 kilograms division at Tokyo International Forum on August 2 - when weightlifting will likely be in the public gaze more than at any other time during the Games.
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