The Olympics are founded on the principle of building a better world through sport, and when New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard competes in the women’s 87-kilogram weight-lifting competition in this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, the organization will be living up to that promise.Hubbard is making global headlines as the first out trans athlete to participate in the Olympics.
The New Zealand Olympic Committee announced in June that she would be on the national team.The Olympics have always been about more than just sports.
They’re about inspiring young people, respecting and valuing diversity, and celebrating the human spirit. When a group of people is excluded from that vision, it’s incomplete.Chris Mosier, the founder of TransAthlete.com and the.