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New Zealand Weightlifter Will Be The First Openly Trans Competitor At The Olympics

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard celebrates completing a lift at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Hubbard has been named to New Zealand's team at the Tokyo Olympics, making her the first openly transgender competitor at the Olympics. (Getty Images)
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard celebrates completing a lift at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. Hubbard has been named to New Zealand's team at the Tokyo Olympics, making her the first openly transgender competitor at the Olympics. (Getty Images)

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