Kiwi weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has dominated her first major competition, taking out the Australian International in Melbourne on a night she made history as the first transgender athlete to represent New Zealand. Hubbard, 39, won the women's over 90kg division at the Melbourne event, setting four unofficial national records in the process. Hubbard lifted a combined total of 268kg - 19kg better than silver medallist Iuniarra Sipaia of Samoa. Making her debut in the 90kg division, Lambrechs had a promising start, taking out the silver with a combined total of 206kg. "We have to follow the policy of the International Olympic Committee and the International Weightlifting Federation.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 19, 2017 07:28 UTC