6ft 1 extremely strong transgender woman, who was born male, will be the first to compete in the women’s Super Heavyweight category at Tokyo Olympics – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

6ft 1 extremely strong transgender woman, who was born male, will be the first to compete in the women’s Super Heavyweight category at Tokyo Olympics




It has been announced by the International Olympics Committee that a man who identifies as a transwoman since 2012 will now complete in the competitive Women’s Super Heavyweight category at the Tokyo Olympics.

This is the first time a man who “transitioned” to a woman has been allowed to complete in any Olympic Games.

43-year-old Laurel Hubbard, who is 6ft 1 and very well built, won silver at the 2017 women’s world championships.

Japan is a deeply conservative nation and some are saying the country has been deliberately targeted by liberals to force their ideology on the traditional Nation.

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