Fans have reacted with fury after Laurel Hubbard, a weightlifter who competed in men’s competitions before transitioning in 2013, was announced as being in line to take on women at the Tokyo Olympic Games later this year.
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) confirmed that Hubbard, who was the subject of a failed Australian weightlifting federation bid to ban her from participating in the 2018 Commonwealth Games, is “very likely” to be allocated a quota spot for the showpiece this summer.
I’m OK with this so long as not another cent of tax payer money funds athletes and that it be made law that Canada will never bid to be a host of or participate in future Olympic games.
