Laurel Hubbard made history at the Olympics by becoming the first openly transgender woman to compete in any Games.
10:36 AM PDT, August 2, 2021history on Monday by becoming the first openly transgender woman to compete in any Games. The 43-year-old athlete represented her home country of New Zealand in the women’s heavyweight competition.
However, Hubbard’s hopes for a medal in the women’s 87+ kilogram competition fell short after she failed all three lift attempts. , she later spoke to reporters about her performance as well as the support she received from the International Olympic Committee. “Thank you so very much for your interest in my humble sporting performance tonight,” Hubbard said. “I know from a sporting perspective I did not live up to the standards I put upon myself.”
She continued by saying, “I know my participation in these Games has not been entirely without controversy… [The IOC has] been extraordinarily supportive and I think that they have reaffirmed the principles of the Olympics that sport is something that all people around the world can do, that it is inclusive and successful.”
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