Laurel Hubbard is a 39 year-old transgender. Laurel was born male, but has transitioned into being a women's champion weightlifter. The championship was won in Australia and four national records were broken in the process.

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Per The New Zealand Herald

Kiwi weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has dominated her first major competition, taking out the Australian International in Melbourne on a night she made history as the first transgender athlete to represent New Zealand.

Hubbard, 39, won the women’s over 90kg division at the Melbourne event, setting four unofficial national records in the process. Hubbard lifted a combined total of 268kg – 19kg better than silver medallist Iuniarra Sipaia of Samoa.

Australia’s Kaitlyn Fassina claimed the bronze medal with 223kg.

Hubbard looked visibly emotional as she lined up behind dais awaiting the official medal presentation. But she kept the tears at bay, smiling and waving as she stood atop the podium.

Earlier this month the Herald revealed Hubbard had been selected to make her international debut at the competition after usurping Rio Olympian Tracey Lambrechs at the top of the division.

Here is a report on the story from before the competition happened.

Should Laurel Hubbard Compete as a Woman?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FteObt73DLo

What do you think? Should a man be able to compete in the woman's weightlifting competition? Seems like rhetorical question to me.

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