Laurel Hubbard

Setting an example for the transgender community, New Zealand's weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has become the first transgender who has qualified for a women's event at the Tokyo Olympics. The 43-year-old Laurel Hubbard is a "female convertee". Before the gender change, Hubbard used to compete in men's weightlifting. After meeting all the qualification criteria for transgender athletes, Hubbard will now compete in the super-heavyweight (87-kg)… read-more