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Olympics: Transgender weightlifter could set dangerous precedent: Samoa coach

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Jun 04 2021 09:37 PMMELBOURNE - Allowing transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to compete in the women's competition at the Tokyo Olympics would be like letting athletes dope and may set a dangerous precedent for future Games, Samoa's weightlifting boss told Reuters.New Zealander Hubbard, who competed against men before transitioning in 2013, is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics after a change to qualifying requirements.Tuaopepe Jerry Wallwork coaches Samoa's Commonwealth Games champion Feagaiga Stowers and is concerned Hubbard's presence in the super-heavyweight division at Tokyo could deny the small island nation its second Olympic medal."Women have to have a level playing field because I still think.

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