Posted on 08/02/2021 5:27:41 AM PDT by RandFan
New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard crashed out of the Olympics today after making history as the first trans woman to compete in a solo event.
The 43-year-old, who transitioned in 2012, was competing in the 87kg+ category but failed to record a single valid Snatch lift in Tokyo.
Hubbard's appearance at the Games has been mired in controversy - not least because she was well-backed to pick up a medal today.
She took no questions after her exit but in brief comments thanked Japan for hosting the contest and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its role in what she said was making sport accessible to all.
'I'm not entirely unaware of the controversy which surrounds my participation at these Games,' Hubbard said.
'And as such, I would particularly like to thank the IOC, for I think really affirming its commitment to the principles of Olympism and establishing that sport is something for all people, that it is inclusive and is accessible.'
She overbalanced on her opening weight of 120kg on Monday night, taking the bar behind her shoulders.
Hubbard's second effort of 125kg was ruled invalid on a majority decision by the referees. The third attempt was almost a repeat of the first, ruling Hubbard out of medal contention.
She made a parting salute and put her hands together in prayer and mouthed 'thank you' as she left the stage at Tokyo's International Forum.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
It.
It sucks, doesn’t it?
It is more appropo.
“but failed to record a single valid Snatch lift in Tokyo”
Well yeah of course. Cause you can’t lift with what you weren’t born with
News gets better and better
Couldn’t make a “snatch lift” . I see what you’re doing there.
I’m presuming China is making full use of this latest accommodation to rack up the medals.
Lol... Good, cheaters absolutely should get Karma back.
> thanked Japan for hosting the contest and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its role in what she said was making sport accessible to all <
Huh? The sport was ALWAYS accessible to Hubbard. No one tried to stop him/her from competing as a man.
Wrong time of the month? Or just in a hurry to get back in the kitchen to make some sandwiches.
And so begins the end of women participating in women’s sports
He will not be mocked...
Yep, it ain’t got no snatch.
Let me get this straight. You can’t take performance enhancing drugs in Olympic sports but you can be a frickin weirdo that’s hormoned up to be a woman. Got it.
So...this is apparently a guy who recognized he wasn’t good enough to beat a high school weight lifting male due to zero technique and no real strength, so he identified as a woman to try and win and found out that biological females could beat him on technique alone.
Not she....Loser either way.
Man fails to steal athletic trophy meant for a woman. GOOD!
'This decision signalled to the global sports community that it is the feelings of male athletes that take precedence over female athletes. The downstream impact on sports organisations and community sports is devastating.'
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Hubbard "crashed out" ... seems like the 'karma' of the biological universe at work to go out the way you 'crashed in'. I am pleased for the (biological) women who have worked so hard to reach an Olympic level that they will be the medal winners in their sport.
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