Olympics-Weightlifter Hubbard poised to become first transgender Olympian
Weightlifting - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women s +90kg - Final - Carrara Sports Arena 1 - Gold Coast, Australia - April 9, 2018. Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand is introduced. REUTERS/Paul Childs
May 8, 2021
By Ian Ransom
(Reuters) -New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is on track to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after meeting modified qualifying requirements for the Tokyo Games.
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) said the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) had revised its qualifying due to the impact of COVID-19, putting Hubbard in the frame for Tokyo selection.
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Reports: Transgender weightlifter qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
If officially named to New Zealand s team, Laurel Hubbard would be the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympics. Author: Travis Pittman Updated: 8:55 PM EDT May 6, 2021
A weightlifter from New Zealand is reportedly set to become the first openly transgender athlete to qualify for the Olympics.
Laurel Hubbard, 43, clinched Olympic qualification in women s weightlifting through an amended system that was set up due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Inside the Games reported Wednesday.
NBC Sports received a clarifying statement from the New Zealand Olympic Committee which said it’s “very likely” she will qualify an Olympic spot. If she qualifies, the committee would decide in June whether to nominate her to the Olympic team headed to Tokyo in July.
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Olympics-Females are being told to be quiet on issues about the first transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard to compete at an Olympics after the Tokyo Games qualifying requirement modified
May 7 (Reuters) - Former Olympic weightlifter Tracey Lambrechs says females are being told to be quiet when they complain about the fairness of transgender New Zealand athlete Laurel Hubbard competing in women s competitions.
Hubbard is on track to become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) modified qualifying requirements for the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.
The 43-year-old still has to satisfy the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) of her fitness and performance standards before selection for the team but the prospect she will compete in Tokyo has already raised hackles.