Hubbard became the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics when she contested the women’s 87kg-plus weightlifting earlier this week. She was considered a strong medal prospect but missed all three of her snatches and was eliminated from the competition. While a reluctant trailblazer, she told reporters culture was changing and ‘‘there are opportunities for people to be out in the world and do things just as other people do’’. Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon as an officially registered competitor when she competed in 1967. ‘‘Age has caught up with me,’’ Hubbard told reporters in Tokyo yesterday.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 04, 2021 16:30 UTC