Over 160 LGBTQ athletes will compete at Olympics, setting global record.
Laurel Hubbard during the women's +90kg weightlifting final at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, on April 9, 2018.
“We acknowledge that gender identity in sport is a highly sensitive and complex issue requiring a balance between human rights and fairness on the field of play,” Smith said. “As the New Zealand team, we have a strong culture of manaaki and inclusion and respect for all.”, with her supporters welcoming the decision while critics have questioned the fairness of transgender athletes’ competing against cisgender women.
“She is a human being and she has qualified for this competition fairly like everyone else has, following rules that we all have to abide by,” CampbellFormer Olympian Tracey Lambrechs of New Zealand is among Hubbard's critics. Lambrechs said she was forced to drop a weight class to qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games because Hubbard was chosen for her event.
With the growing criticism and online harassment, Hubbard has largely declined interviews and remained off social media in recent years.after she won two silver medals at the 2017 IWF world championships. “I just want to be me and just do what I do.”
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