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New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard competes during the women's +87kg weightlifting Group B competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo, Japan. The 43-year-old athlete, who was born male and competed as a man before transitioning to become a woman, makes her Olympic debut. She is the first openly transgender woman to compete at a Games, the IOC says hailing it as a landmark moment for the Olympic movement.
- Author: Vladimir Astapkovich
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
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