Photos: Tuggeranong Little Athletics Association
AN athletics field that produced a two-time national champion and dual Olympian along with a range of local sporting heroes could be bulldozed for a car park after a service club proposal goes under government planning consideration.
The development application in Kambah was submitted to build nearly 100 car park spaces directly on the land run by Tuggeranong Little Athletics.
The proposal would wipe away around 25 per cent of the oval that stages three shot-put rings, a long jump and triple jump sand pits while losing some trees and green space.
The Little Aths association plans on submitting a response to the ACT’s planning authority to block the Burns Club’s submission prior to its deadline on Monday (May 17) after failing to reach an agreement amid negotiations that have run for close to two years.
Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will be one of the most controversial competitors if she steps on to the mat in Tokyo.
Her two silver medals in the 2017 World Championships in the US immediately raised questions about the fairness of a biological male competing against biological females in a sport in which strength is everything.
But becoming the first transgender Olympian, after a rule change allowing her to compete, would be just the latest twist in her fascinating life story.
The 42-year-old Kiwi athlete (pictured), transitioned from a man to a woman in her mid 30s and will likely be the first transgender Olympian
Laurel Hubbard. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to make history as the first out trans athlete to compete in the Olympics at the Tokyo games after qualifying rules were revised.
While Hubbard has not been officially announced for the New Zealand team, IWF insiders confirmed to
The Guardianthat she’s almost certain to be given a spot in the women’s super heavyweight category.
Hubbard, a 43-year-old New Zealand weightlifter, would become one of the first openly trans Olympic athletes.
Currently 16th in world rankings and having won silver at the 2017 world championships, she is already being tipped for a medal.
With government backing, weightlifter Talha Talib can win many more medals, even at Olympics
Pakistan’s promising weightlifter Talha Talib a few days ago sprang a surprise when he pulled off snatch bronze in the Asian Championship in Uzbekistan to show to the world that the Gujranwala player can turn into a global hero in future.I have been following Talha for the last few years as a reporter and have found that he has been growing as a player consistently. He is consistently delivering at the international circuit. In Uzbekistan he managed a 148kg weight in snatch to pull off a bronze, a medal which came after decades at this level in Pakistan’s favour.