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Laurel Hubbard: New Zealand weightlifter becomes first transgender athlete picked for Olympic Games

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Tokyo 2021.She lifted 185kg in two lifts on the way to qualifying in the women's super-heavyweight division and will be the oldest weightlifter at the event.Hubbard - who competed in men's events before transitioning in 2012 - will be ranked fourth in the competition in the 87kg-and-over category, which will start on 2 August.The weightlifter won silver at the 2017 World Championships and gold in the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa, having sustained a broken arm at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia - setting her career back.Reacting to news of her selection for Tokyo, she said: "I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders."When I broke my arm at the Commonwealth Games three.

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