Tokyo Olympics 2020: Laurel Hubbard, New Zealand Weightlifter, To Become First Transgender Athlete At Games

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games when Kiwi officials named her in the squad for Tokyo Olympic 2020. She will contest the women's +87kg category in Tokyo, an event in which she is currently ranked 16th in the world.

Laurel Hubbard (Photo Credits: Twitter)

Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at Olympics as she is named in the New Zealand squad for Tokyo 2020

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