Dan Mullan/Getty Images Laurel Hubbard has been tipped to contend for a medal in the women’s +87kg category. READ MORE:* Tokyo Olympics: Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard thanks IOC before competing* Tokyo Olympics: IOC medical chief praises transgender athlete's Laurel Hubbard's courage* Tokyo Olympics: IOC boss Thomas Bach backs Laurel Hubbard's inclusionBut none have attracted anywhere near the level of scrutiny as the 43-year-old Queenstown-based lifter. Luca Bruno/AP Laurel Hubbard during training in Tokyo ahead of her Olympic debut. A petition to stop transgender athletes competing with biological women at the Olympics garnered tens of thousands of signatures. Hannah Peters/Getty Images Laurel Hubbard won two silver medals at the 2017 weightlifting world championships.

Source: Stuff August 01, 2021 17:01 UTC