{"id":609330,"date":"2021-08-03T09:05:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T13:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=609330"},"modified":"2021-08-03T09:05:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T13:05:56","slug":"trans-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-after-failed-lifts-i-know-my-participation-has-not-been-without-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-after-failed-lifts-i-know-my-participation-has-not-been-without-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard After Failed Lifts: \u2018I Know My Participation\u2019 Has Not Been \u2018Without Controversy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrans-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-after-failed-lifts-i-know-my-participation-has-not-been-without-controversy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=609330&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1234405905.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>New Zealand transgender weightlifter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trans-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-flops-at-olympics-womens-competition\">Laurel Hubbard<\/a> acknowledged the controversy surrounding the athlete\u2019s participation in the&nbsp;women\u2019s +87kg weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you so very much for your interest in my humble sporting performance tonight,\u201d Hubbard told reporters following three failed lifts, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/transgender-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-out-of-women-s-olympic-competition-early-after-failing-at-all-three-lift-attempts\">according<\/a> The Blaze. \u201cI know from a sporting perspective I did not live up to the standards I put upon myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know my participation in these games has not been entirely without controversy,\u201d the weightlifter said, before praising the International Olympic Committee (IOC).<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trans-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-flops-at-olympics-womens-competition\">The Daily Wire<\/a> on Monday, Hubbard was bounced from the women\u2019s +87kg weightlifting competition after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trans-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-flops-at-olympics-womens-competition\">failing three snatch lifts<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"25.608040201005\">\n<p><em>In Hubbard\u2019s first attempt, the weightlifter tried to lift 120kg and failed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In the 43-year-old\u2019s second attempt, Hubbard lifted a very shaky 125kg overhead. One&nbsp;of the female commentators noted that it was very surprising that the questionable 125kg lift wasn\u2019t challenged with an appeal.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>However, later, the jury ruled the try a \u201cno lift,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/olympics\/story\/_\/id\/31941440\/openly-transgender-female-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-fails-complete-lifts-tokyo-olympics\">according<\/a> to ESPN.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>On the third attempt, Hubbard could not lift the 125kg, bouncing the weightlifter from the competition.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That is \u201cthe end of Laurel Hubbard,\u201d the announcer said, as Hubbard waved to the cameras and to those at the competition.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201c[The IOC has] been extraordinarily supportive, and I think that they have reaffirmed the principles of the Olympics that sport is something that all people around the world can do, that it is inclusive and successful,\u201d Hubbard added.<\/p>\n<p>A biological male who identifies as a woman, Hubbard formerly participated in men\u2019s weightlifting before identifying as a woman and receiving approval to compete against biological women, even at the Olympic level.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, including female athletes and female weightlifters, spoke out about Hubbard\u2019s participation in women\u2019s athletics, noting of unfair advantages biological men have over women, including even post-hormone therapy, as a <a href=\"https:\/\/bjsm.bmj.com\/content\/early\/2020\/11\/06\/bjsports-2020-102329.full?ijkey=yjlCzZVZFRDZzHz&amp;keytype=ref\">British Journal of Sports Medicine<\/a>&nbsp;study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/study-trans-women-still-have-athletic-advantage-over-women-after-year-of-hormone-therapy\">suggests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also of note that Hubbard is 43&nbsp;years old \u2014 far older than any of Hubbard\u2019s female competitors at the Tokyo Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Female weightlifter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/feminist-new-zealand-pm-backs-biologically-male-trans-athlete-competing-in-womens-olympic-weightlifting\">Anna Vanbellinghen<\/a> spoke out about the issue, likening the prospect of competing against Hubbard to \u201ca bad joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that for sports authorities nothing is as simple as following your common sense, and that there are a lot of impracticalities when studying such a rare phenomenon, but for athletes the whole thing feels like a bad joke,\u201d Vanbellinghem said.<\/p>\n<p>As Hubbard noted, though, the athlete has had support from the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>IOC medical and science director Dr. Richard Budgett last week, for example, praised the trans weightlifter and claimed \u201ceveryone agrees that trans women are women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo put it in a nutshell, the IOC had a scientific consensus back in 2015,\u201d Budgett explained. \u201cThere are no IOC rules or regulations around transgender participation. That depends on each international federation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo Laurel Hubbard is a woman and is competing under the rules of her federation, and we have to pay tribute to her courage and tenacity in actually competing and qualifying for the Games,\u201d the doctor said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are lots of aspects of physiology and anatomy, and the mental side, that contribute to an elite performance. It\u2019s very difficult to say, \u2018yes, she has an advantage because she went through male puberty,\u2019 when there\u2019s so many other factors to take into account,\u201d Budgett said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not simple,\u201d he added. \u201cEach sport has to make their own assessment depending on the physiology of that sport so that they can ensure there is fair competition, but also the inclusion of everyone \u2013 whether they\u2019re male or female \u2013 so they are able to take part in the sport they love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trans-weightlifter-laurel-hubbard-flops-at-olympics-womens-competition\">Trans Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard Flops At Olympics Women\u2019s&nbsp;Competition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard acknowledged the controversy surrounding the athlete\u2019s participation in the\u00a0women\u2019s +87kg weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics.\u201cThank you so very much for your interest in my &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-609330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=609330"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/609330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=609330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=609330"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=609330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}