WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has urged critics of her competing as a woman to keep an open mind after she won a silver medal at the world championships earlier this week. "I would ask people to keep an open mind and perhaps look to the fact that I didn't win as evidence that any advantage I may hold is not as great as they may think." "I think 10 years ago people weren't ready for an athlete like myself and perhaps some aren't ready now," she said. "Not everyone supports me, not everyone accepts me but there are people out there that do, that's been great (and) ... "I had to wait until the world changed and I'm glad it did."

Source: The Star December 08, 2017 05:48 UTC