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Tokyo Olympics: Transgender Olympian Hubbard hailed as debate rages
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news.abs-cbn.comAug 03 2021 04:33 PMNew Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has been hailed as a transgender pioneer after her short-lived Olympic debut but Games chiefs continue to wrestle with the thorny issues raised by her historic appearance.Hubbard's much-anticipated medal bid in the +87kg category ended in anti-climatic fashion at the Tokyo International Forum on Monday when she was eliminated after botching her opening three lifts.The 43-year-old later admitted she was "overwhelmed" during her moment in the spotlight, which was described by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the first appearance by an openly transgender woman at an Olympics."Competing at this level unlocks a certain amount of adrenalin and I think I might have just.
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