Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics next month after she was selected to the New Zealand team for the Tokyo Games on Monday.The 43-year-old Hubbard, who competed in men's events before transitioning in 2013, was named to represent her nation at the postponed 2020 Games in the women's over 87-kilogram category along with four others from different weight categories.The International Olympic Committee allows transgender athletes to compete at the Olympics, but new guidelines were released in 2015 that say male-to-female athletes need…READ FULL ARTICLE
