Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard retires after Olympic debut Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard during the women's over-87 kg weightlifting competition | AFP-JIJI AFP-JIJI Aug 4, 2021 Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has announced she will retire in the wake of her groundbreaking appearance at the Tokyo Olympics this week. The New Zealander on Monday contested the +over-87 kg category weightlifting, in a debut the International Olympic Committee (IOC) described as the first appearance by an openly transgender woman at an Olympics.