Live Breaking News & Updates on ஆஸ்திரேலிய பளு தூக்குதல் கூட்டமைப்பு

Stay updated with breaking news from ஆஸ்திரேலிய பளு தூக்குதல் கூட்டமைப்பு. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

The Fiji Times » Hubbard's route from transition to Tokyo Olympic Games


Stuff Sports
23 June, 2021, 12:10 pm
Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard might be dividing opinion but one rival competitor says she has nothing but respect for the Kiwi. ALEX PANTLING/GETTY IMAGES
Laurel Hubbard – the first openly transgender athlete selected for the Olympic Games – guards her privacy zealously, but has always insisted all she wants is to be herself.
Yet, the 43-year-old has been a polarising figure since she burst onto the world weightlifting stage in 2017 after transitioning to female.
The debate Hubbard has lived with for the last four years is likely to remain intense, after she was named in a five-strong New Zealand weightlifting team for next month’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. ....

New Zealand , United States , North Island , South Australia , Samoa General , New Zealand General , New Zealanders , Gold Coast , Iuniarra Sipaia , John Campbell , Sarah Robles , Laurel Hubbard , Dick Hubbard , Tracey Lambrechs , Gavin Hubbard , Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi , Mike Keelan , Richie Patterson , Bernadette Farnan , Li Wenwen , Kereyn Smith , Toni Bruce , Zealand Olympic Committee , Zealand Human Rights Commission , International Weighlifting Federation , International Olympic Committee ,