Transgender weightlifter set to compete in Tokyo Olympics
Laurel Hubbard: Transgender weightlifter is set to compete in women's event at Tokyo Olympics - but does she have unfair advantage?
Sky News looks at the life and career of the 43-year-old New Zealander whose involvement in women's weightlifting has sparked fierce debate about fairness in female sport.
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Staging the Tokyo Olympics during the coronavirus pandemic has been controversial - but one athlete has arguably been the biggest talking point as the Games get under way.
Laurel Hubbard is set to make history at Tokyo 2020 after becoming the first transgender sportsperson to be picked to compete at an Olympics.
The 43-year-old New Zealander - who transitioned from male to female in 2012 - will represent his country in the women's weightlifting, and his selection has sparked fierce debate about fair competition at the Games.
Look at that photo.
We're being invited to pretend that this man is a woman when our eyes tell us he is a man.
What a tragedy for women's sports.