The New Zealand Olympic Committee has announced that Laurel Hubbard has been selected for the women’s weightlifting team for the Tokyo Games — making her the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the event.
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The big picture: Hubbard, 43, is part of a five-member Kiwi weightlifting team and will compete in the women’s super heavyweight category. Meanwhile, BMX rider Chelsea Wolfe will become the first openly trans athlete to travel to the Olympics with Team USA, when she arrives in Tokyo as a reserve rider.
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