Australian CEO wants Kiwi transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard banned from Commonwealth GamesLAWRENCE SMITH/Stuff Transgender Kiwi weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is quietly satisfied with her win at the weightlifting world champs. The boss of Australian weightlifting has demanded that Kiwi transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard be banned from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games because she has an unfair advantage over female rivals. LAWRENCE SMITH/STUFF Kiwi transgender Laurel Hubbard competing in weightlifting events has polarised opinion. JOSEPH MCCRAY/ELEIKO The Human Rights Commission in December backed Hubbard's inclusion in New Zealand's Commonwealth Games team. Hubbard's success in the United States came after she won both the Australian Weightlifting Open and Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships last year.

Source: Stuff February 23, 2018 23:35 UTC