IOC Confirms First Transgender Olympian Will Be Laurel Hubbard

Some people tried to stop her but the Tokyo Olympics will welcome New Zealand's transgender weightlifting competitor.

43-year-old Laurel Hubbard will be the first transgender competitor at an Olympics this summer in Tokyo. The New Zealander will get to compete in the superheavyweight category in weightlifting despite the storm of controversy that preceded her getting this opportunity.

 

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