Gavin 'Laurel' Hubbard, as predicted by Feminist Post, was eliminated in the women's Olympic weightlifting (+87 kg super heavyweight) final, after a failed attempt to lift 120 kg and two failed attempts at 125 kg in the snatch. Curiously, this event was not broadcast live on RAI, despite being described as 'of historic significance' due to the presence 'the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an Olympic Games in a category of a different gender to that of his [...].

Gavin "Laurel" Hubbard, as predicted - not only by the IOC but also by the Feminist Post - was eliminated in the Olympic women's weightlifting final +87 kg (super heavyweight), after a failed attempt to lift 120 kg and two failed attempts at 125 kg in the snatch. The women's weightlifting final was curiously not broadcast live on the official RAI channel, despite being described as "of historic significance" precisely because of Hubbard's presence as "the first openly transgender athlete to compete [...]

There is great anticipation for Monday 2 August, 12.50 pm Italian time, for the women's weightlifting competition in which the New Zealand athlete Laurel Hubbard will participate, celebrated in the media as "the first transgender athlete in the Olympics". Laurel, weighs 131 kg, will compete in the heaviest female category, +87 kg, in group A. In addition to the "first trans" title, Laurel has another record: at 43 he will be the oldest lifter in the Olympics. The other nine [...]

There are great expectations on Monday 2 August, 12.50 pm Italian time, for the women's weightlifting competition in which New Zealand athlete Laurel Hubbard, celebrated by the media as "the first transgender athlete at the Olympics", will take part. Laurel, weighing 131 kg, will compete in the heaviest female category, +87 kg, in Group A. In addition to being the 'first trans woman', Laurel has another record: at 43 years old, she will be the oldest lifter at the Olympics. The other nine athletes are all in their twenties [...]

Anna Vanbellinghen is a Belgian weightlifter and at the next Olympic Games in Tokyo she will have to face New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard, the first trans Olympic athlete, among her competitors. Vanbellinghen says that having any chance with Hubbard is impossible, that this is "a bad joke" for female athletes. She is the first of the Olympians to break the silence, and so far the only one. Vanbellinghen understands that trans athletes need to be able to compete and hopes that a solution will be found, but she can't [...]

Following the cancellation of the final qualifying events for the Tokyo Olympics, the sports pages are reporting that Laurel Hubbard (New Zealand) could become the first transgender athlete to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Hubbard, son of industrialist and current mayor of Auckland Dick Hubbard, until the age of 34 practised weightlifting with mediocre results in the men's category as Gavin Hubbard, in 2013 undertook a "gender transition" and was admitted in the women's category of the [...]

This business of male athletes 'identifying as women' in order to participate in women's sports and win easily is simply grotesque as well as violent and misogynistic, and could explode in front of a global audience at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics (unless the pandemic forces a further postponement). Given the high stakes, the number of MtF trans-athletes who will be competing in Japan is growing (while it goes without saying that no FtM athlete is pushing for the next Olympics, as they have their skin as well as their face on the line).