21 Jun 2021

Laurel Hubbard to be first transgender athlete at Olympics

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 21 June 2021

The New Zealand Olympics Committee is celebrating a landmark moment, with Laurel Hubbard set to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the games.

Hubbard is part of the five-strong weightlifting team heading to Tokyo - all of whom are first time Olympians.

Katie Doyle reports.