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Tokyo 2020: Transgender lifter Hubbard retires

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has announced she will retire in the wake of her groundbreaking appearance at the Tokyo Olympics this week.
Olympics • 04 Aug 21

Transgender weightlifter Hubbard fails to fire in Tokyo

Laurel Hubbard made history as the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games but her eagerly anticipated appearance fell flat as she exited the women's +87kg weightlifting competition without registering a lift.
Olympics • 02 Aug 21

Laurel Hubbard to become first transgender Olympian

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics after being selected by New Zealand for the Tokyo games.
Olympics • 21 Jun 21

Hubbard poised to become first transgender Olympian

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.
International Weightlifting Federation • 06 May 21

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