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NZ’s Laurel Hubbard may become first transgender athlete at an Olympic Games – Stuff.co.nz
Laurel Hubbard is on the brink of making the NZ team for the Tokyo Olympics – and becoming part of Games history.
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is on the brink of becoming the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games.
Hubbard appears likely to be named in the NZ team to compete at the postponed Tokyo Olympics after unofficially meeting the qualifying standard in the womens super heavyweight category after the qualifying process was altered due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
However, the qualification process for weightlifters throughout the world doesnt finish until the…
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