Laurel Hubbard has made history by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an individual event at the Summer Olympics. The New Zealand weightlifter did not make the podium, after failing to advance to the final.
Competing in the 87+kg class on Monday, Hubbard struggled to lift 125 kg (275 pounds), putting her out of the running. Her official result is “did not finish,” as she bowed out after failing to record a clean lift in the snatch section of the two-part competition.
Hubbard had seemed to successfully lift the weight in her second of three attempts — but in a split decision, the judges ruled she had not held the bar steady above her head.
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