29-07-2021, 08:57 PM
IOC praises weightlifter Laurel Hubbard before transgender athlete’s Olympic debut
The International Olympic Committee has praised the weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s “courage and tenacity” as she prepares to become the first transgender athlete to compete in an Olympics on Monday. The IOC’s medical and science director, Dr Richard Budgett, said “everyone agrees that trans women are women”.
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/j...mpic-debut
The International Olympic Committee has praised the weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s “courage and tenacity” as she prepares to become the first transgender athlete to compete in an Olympics on Monday. The IOC’s medical and science director, Dr Richard Budgett, said “everyone agrees that trans women are women”.
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/j...mpic-debut