Laurel Hubbard makes history as first openly transgender woman to compete at an Olympic Games

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Laurel Hubbard makes history as first openly transgender woman to compete at an Olympic Games
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The 43-year-old New Zealander began her competition in the women’s +87kg weightlifting final in Tokyo

The International Olympic Committee leaves rules around athlete admission down to individual sports, and Hubbard has met the International Weightlifting Federation’s 2015 guidelines stating transgender athletes must take medication to lower testosterone below 10 nanomoles per litre for 12 months before competition.

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