Tag: weightlifting
Olympic Trans Athlete Laurel Hubbard Wins Sportswoman of the Year
Don Khan Swaylo | Oct 2, 2021 | 0
Laurel Hubbard, the first trans woman to compete in the Olympics, has won “Sportswoman of the Year” from the University of Otago. Notable for being a biological male and living her life as such for the first 35 years of said life, Hubbard made the New Zealand weightlifting team in the over-87-ki...
Read MoreHistoric Failure as First Olympic Trans Athlete Laurel Hubbard Bows Out
Lyndon Hall | Aug 2, 2021 | 1
The Olympics’ first-ever trans athlete, Laurel Hubbard, was eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics in an historic failure. Hubbard is the first trans athlete to compete at the Olympic Games, and her appearance in Tokyo wasn’t without controversy. Fellow New Zealand weightlifter Tracey Lambre...
Read MoreFemale Athletes Told To “Be Quiet” Regarding Transgender Weightlifter
Lyndon Hall | May 9, 2021 | 0
Former New Zealand Olympic weightlifter Tracey Lambrechs claims female athletes are being told to “be quiet” when complaining about the fairness of the inclusion of trans weightlifter Laurel Hubbard in the women’s competition. Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete ...
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