In 2017, Hubbard generated a torrent of controversy when she began competing in international women’s events. She would go on to win two silver medals at the 2017 International Weightlifting ...

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard made history on Monday as the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics but failed at her attempt to make the medal stand.

Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard’s gold medal-winning performance at the Pacific Games continues to reverberate long after the event, with a New Zealand women’s group demanding sports ...