Olympic Weightlifters Told To 'Be Quiet' About Transgender Competitors

Laurel Hubbard, a 43-year-old weightlifter from New Zealand, is expected to be the first ever transgender athlete to compete in the Olympics. Though Hubbard has not been officially selected to participate in the Tokyo Games, all signs point to a quota spot being allocated for the weightlifter. And Tracey Lambrechs, a former Olympic weightlifter who won a bronze medal for New Zealand in 2018, isn't happy about it.

Why? Because the idea of Hubbard competing doesn't promote equality for women. In fact, it does quite the opposite. Is Lambrechs allowed to complain about it though? No, female weightlifters are being told to stay quiet on the issue.


via Sports Bible


















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