WELLINGTON--New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday defended the country’s selection of weightlifter Laurel Hubbard for the Tokyo Olympics, a decision that has fueled a debate over ...

New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard made history on Monday inside the Tokyo International Forum, where she became the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Olympics. At 43, Hubbard was the oldest ...

New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard, 43 ... said she was considering retiring because age had caught up with her and weightlifting had taken a physical toll. "What I hope is, if I am in a position to look ...

Back in the Tokyo Games, New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard from New Zealand became the world's first openly transgender Olympian. Ahead of the competition, Hubbard faced criticism about her ...

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard became the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics at the 2020 Tokyo Games.