Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard failed to complete a lift at the Olympics but her supporters say she has struck a blow for the transgender community.
TOKYO: Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has announced she will retire in the wake of her groundbreaking appearance at the Tokyo Olympics this week.
The New Zealander on Monday contested the +87kg category weightlifting, in a debut the International Olympic Committee (IOC) described as the first appearance by an openly transgender woman at an Olympics.
While her appearance on sport’s biggest stage was short-lived — an “overwhelmed” Hubbard failed to complete a successful lift — it was hailed by trans activists as a historic occasion for a marginalised community.
It also sparked a firestorm of debate about transgender participation in women’s sport.
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