The first openly transgender Olympian to compete in a different gender category to that assigned at birth said on Tuesday she would retire from weightlifting and felt ... could be abused by countries ...

Hubbard is eligible to compete in women’s events, according to the International Weightlifting Federation’s guidelines for the inclusion of transgender ... Her gold medal wins at the Pacific ...

New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard made history on Monday inside the Tokyo International Forum, where she became the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Olympics. At 43, Hubbard was the oldest ...

MELBOURNE--Allowing transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to compete ... Wallwork hoped the 20-year-old Stowers could win an Olympic medal to buoy the country. “We seem to struggle in this ...

Hubbard, who is understood to be the first transgender athlete to win the award in its 113-year history, said she was “grateful” for the support shown to her.

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard withdrew injured ... “She never thought that she is going to come and win the gold medal. All we were aiming for was silver or the bronze medal.

Several governing bodies have addressed and limited transgender inclusion already, including World Aquatics, World Rugby, International Weightlifting ... binary person to win a medal in Tokyo ...