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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.
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SAIPAN, 19 MAY 2021 (INSDIDE THE GAMES) Pacific Games Council (PGC) chief executive Andrew Minogue believes the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) can still host a successful Pacific Mini Games despite a challenging build-up.
The quadrennial Pacific Mini Games were pushed back from 2021 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Games were also placed into doubt after Super Typhoon Yutu caused widespread destruction in the CNMI in October 2018.
This led to the Government saying it would abandon staging the Pacific Mini Games to focus on the recovery, but the decision was later reversed. Minogue told RNZ that the Tokyo 2020 Olympics could prove key to international multi-sport events could be held.
Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee launches new strategic plan
The Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC) has unveiled its new strategic plan through to 2024.
Four main aims are listed in the new plan, which has been in the making since August last year.
The PNGOC had planned a public launch of the document, which secretary general and International Olympic Committee member Auvita Rapilla said had been negated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Excellence embodied and strategic partnerships focuses on ensuring the PNGOC continues to work closely with the country s Government and the Olympic Movement.
The vision of consistent success is the second target of the plan, which the PNGOC promised will be delivered through a detailed performance strategy to ensure that Team PNG is the best performing Pacific team at all major multi-sport competitions it competes in .