Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand competes during the Weightlifting – Women’s 87kg+ Group A on day 10 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum on August 02, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. | Getty Images/Chris Graythen
A biological male who identifies as female was eliminated from women’s weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics after failing three attempts in the women’s 87+ kilogram competition but still made history as the first trans-identified individual to compete in the Olympic Games.
Laurel Hubbard, a 43-year-old transgender weightlifter from New Zealand, failed three attempts in the snatch category and was knocked out of the competition as a result, reported Yahoo Sports on Monday.
Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard announces her retirement following controversial appearance at the Tokyo Olympics where she failed to complete a single lift
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has announced she will step away from spotlight as her age has caught up with her
Hubbard, who transitioned in 2012, competed in the 87kg+ category in Tokyo
Her appearance was short-lived as she failed to record single snatch lift as well as mired in controversy
Published August 4, 2021
Some of New Zealand’s Olympians have been slammed after they allegedly got on the piss a little too hard during their flight home, Kiwi news website Stuff reports.
The chartered flight was carrying rugby players, surfers, swimmers, footballers, rowers, trampolinists and shooters back from Tokyo when things allegedly got a bit rowdy. It’s even claimed at one point the pilot even had to leave the cockpit to intervene when athletes wouldn’t listen to the flight attendants.
“They drank excessively, and were out of control for the entire journey,” a New Zealand team official who claims to have been on the plane told the website.
Australian Olympic Officials Criticise Athletes After Boozy Plane Party Australian Olympic Officials Criticise Athletes After Boozy Plane Party I m pretty upset about this because a few people are damaging the reputation of a very strong unit, a unit that is representing us over here very proudly, Ian Chesterman said.
Chesterman said the sports governing bodies would determine what punishments were imposed.
Tokyo, Japan:
The drunken antics of Australian Olympians who vomited and disrupted passengers on their flight home from Tokyo had shamed the entire team, a top official said Wednesday.
As New Zealand athletes faced allegations of similar loutish behaviour on their returning flight, Australia s Olympic chef de mission labelled the conduct of his team members completely unacceptable .
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