New Zealand s Laurel Hubbard appears on stage as she prepares to make Olympic history
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How Laurel Hubbard was a promising weightlifter as a teenage boy
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Valentina Petrillo, Chelsea Wolfe and Stephanie Barrett will all compete in the female category in Tokyo s Olympics.
When the Tokyo Olympics begin in earnest tomorrow, the eyes of the world will be on one of the members of the New Zealand weightlifting team, Laurel Hubbard. The 43-year-old transgender athlete, currently ranked 15th in the super heavyweight category, will be the first transwoman (male-born person) to be selected to compete against women in the female category.
Hubbard, who transitioned in 2011, will join fellow trans-identified male athletes Chelsea Wolfe (freestyle BMX for the USA), Stephanie Barrett (archery for Canada) and Valentina Petrillo (Italian Paralympic sprinter) on the women’s teams.