Laurel Hubbard announced her retirement from weightlifting following her disappointing loss at the Tokyo Olympics. The New Zealander made history as one of the first transgender competitors in the Olympics, but she struggled to make the grade and was knocked out early in the competition. “Age has caught up with me. In fact if we’re […]
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has made history as one of the first transgender athletes at the Olympics. Hubbard’s quest for Olympic gold has come to a sudden end though, she failed on all three of her snatch lifts, eliminating her before the clean and jerk round. As she did not have a successful lift in the […]
Athlete and trans woman Laurel Hubbard is set to make history as the first transgender person to compete in the Olympic Games. Representing New Zealand, Hubbard will be heading to Tokyo to compete in the women’s super heavyweight 87kg+ event later this year. “I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has […]
A trans woman who had her eligibility to compete in the upcoming Gold Coast Commonwealth Games has been cleared to participate by officials earlier this week. Laurel Hubbard qualified to compete last year, but the head of the Australian Weightlifting Foundation Mike Keelan requested that she be banned due to an ‘unfair competitive advantage’. Officials […]
