Laurel Hubbard, a transgender athlete from New Zealand, made sports history by winning a women’s weightlifting competition in Australia on March 19.
The 39-year old (born a male) won the women’s over 90 kilogram (kg) division at the Australian International competition in Melbourne. In the process Hubbard set four unofficial national records by lifting a combined total of 268 kg. That performance bested silver medalist Iuniarra Sipaia of Somoa by 19 kg.
Learn more about what Hubbard plans to do in future international events and what it could mean for increased transgender competition in women’s sports. It’s on the next page.
John, did you get a message that this was being changed from Pitch and assigned to you…or did you only receive this message?
No. A MALE won the women’s competition.
Well it’s a guy so
TOTALLY UNFAIR, TAKE THE WIN AWAY
this is a disgrace to women he is a man and should not be able to compete
Sad
That’s stupid.
Totally agree!!
Why their “rights” mean fucking nothing to me.. how the$#%&!@*is this fair
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