Transgender athletes at Tokyo 2020

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics, after she was picked to represent New Zealand in the women’s super-heavyweight category


Laurel Hubbard – 43-year-old will be oldest weightlifter to compete at Tokyo 2020

2013: Hubbard transitions to female, aged 35, having previously competed in men’s weightlifting
  
2015: International Olympic Committee (IOC) issues guidelines allowing any transgender athlete to compete as woman provided their testosterone levels are below 10 nmol/L* for at least 12 months prior to first competition

2017: Hubbard wins silver at IWF World Championships
  
2018: Qualifies for Commonwealth Games, but elbow injury forces her to withdraw from competition
  
2019: Wins gold at Pacific Games in Samoa with total lift of 268kg
   
*Nanomoles per litre

    
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Sources: Associated Press, Reuters
Pictures: Getty Images, Facebook
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