Laurel Hubbard Qualifies for the olympics

[Chest Rockwell]

I know a bunch of trannies who all think this is ridiculous.

 

[WaylonMercy5150]

TS does she have a dick or no?

 

[Cherry Brigand]

I know a bunch of trannies who all think this is ridiculous.

Go on...

 

[Sonny Qc]

good, I hope she wins gold tbh.

This will only affect womens sports,
Maybe one day womens will wake up and understand this is some bullsh*t.
Till then, I'm not going to feel bad for them.

#MattSerraFckEmMeme

 

[Sonny Qc]

I know a bunch of trannies who all think this is ridiculous.

How can someone knows a ''bunch'' of trannies ?

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

The award ceremony looks like JDS with long hair winning against two Mark Hunts

Spoiler: Bonus pictures of this brave womyn

 

[DoctorDeelon]

The best thing she could do for the cause is go and place 7th or 8th, then when people talked about trans athletes competing with biological women, defenders could point to her.

 

[The_Renaissance]

Christ, this entire thing is so embarassing. I don't know how this person can go through life without feeling embarassed for themselves. Look at the state.

 

[Excelsior]

How can someone knows a ''bunch'' of trannies ?

A "herd" of cattle.
A "school" of fish.
A "flock" of birds.
A "_____" of trannies.

Fill in the blank.

 

[Contempt]

Stunning and brave...

I think it'll take more dipshits like this dude winning gold and breaking "womens" records before they realise how retarded this shit is and do something about it.

 

[FyrFytr998]

What a joke.

Full article.

Edit: this was supposed to be in the wr.

Apparently if they've been on testosterone suppression drugs for a certain amount of time it's okay.

To me it's not okay for MTF to compete down. There will still be a level of residual muscle mass that I find will be an unfair advantage. I'm still uncertain how I feel about FTM athletes. On the one hand it's unfair because natural men don't have the extra test they receive, but it sucks when FTM are forced to go back to the women's division and dominate females not on test thus muddling the competition pools.

 

[Cid]

New Zealand are just really bad at sports and are desperate for a gold medal.

My country felt so sorry for their lack of sporting abilities in a game called cricket that we even threw the ball under arm (like you do for kids) so they could hit it easier.

They still fucked it up.

Decades later now and they still complain about this act of generosity, like it's our fault they couldn't smack a ball a toddler could have hit.

 

[Big Dawg]

Fallon Fox was allowed to compete in MMA, and even lost a fight.

 

[EL CORINTHIAN]

New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard to become first transgender athlete to compete at Olympics​

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics after being selected by New Zealand for the women’s event at the Tokyo Games, a decision set to test the ideal of fair competition in sport.

Hubbard will compete in the super-heavyweight 87-kg category, her selection made possible by updated qualifying requirements.

The 43-year-old had competed in men’s weightlifting competitions before transitioning in 2013.


“I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders,” Hubbard said in a statement issued by the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) on Monday.

Hubbard has been eligible to compete at Olympics since 2015, when the International Olympic Committee issued guidelines allowing any transgender athlete to compete as a woman provided their testosterone levels are below 10 nanomoles per liter for at least 12 months before their first competition.

IAAF orders Olympic gold medallist to suppress hormone – May 1, 2019

Some scientists have said the guidelines do little to mitigate the biological advantages of those who have gone through puberty as males, including bone and muscle density.

Advocates for transgender inclusion argue the process of transition decreases that advantage considerably and that physical differences between athletes mean there is never a truly level playing field.

NZOC CEO Kereyn Smith said Hubbard met IOC and the International Weightlifting Federation’s selection criteria.

“We acknowledge that gender identity in sport is a highly sensitive and complex issue requiring a balance between human rights and fairness on the field of play,” Smith said.

“As the New Zealand Team, we have a strong culture of …. inclusion and respect for all.”


Save Women’s Sport Australasia, an advocacy group for women athletes, criticized Hubbard’s selection.
“It is flawed policy from the IOC that has allowed the selection of a 43-year-old biological male who identifies as a woman to compete in the female category,” the group said in a statement.

Weightlifting has been at the center of the debate over the fairness of transgender athletes competing against women, and Hubbard’s presence in Tokyo could prove divisive.

Her gold medal wins at the 2019 Pacific Games in Samoa, where she topped the podium ahead of Samoa’s Commonwealth Games champion Feagaiga Stowers, triggered outrage in the host nation.

Samoa’s weightlifting boss said Hubbard’s selection for Tokyo would be like letting athletes “dope” and feared it could cost the small Pacific nation a medal.


Transgender athletes can take part in Olympics without surgery, IOC ruling – Jan 26, 2016
Belgian weightlifter Anna Vanbellinghen said last month allowing Hubbard to compete at Tokyo was unfair for women and “like a bad joke.”

Australia’s weightlifting federation sought to block Hubbard from competing at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast but organizers rejected the move.

Hubbard was forced to withdraw after injuring herself during competition, and thought her career was over.

“When I broke my arm at the Commonwealth Games three years ago, I was advised that my sporting career had likely reached its end,” said Hubbard on Monday, thanking New Zealanders.


“But your support, your encouragement, and your aroha (love)carried me through the darkness.”

Olympic Weightlifting New Zealand President Richie Patterson said Hubbard had “grit and perseverance” to return from injury and rebuild her confidence.

“We look forward to supporting her in her final preparations towards Tokyo,” he said.





This is a disgrace. And of course the ones who get shit on the most are the female athletes who now have to compete with men because you know.....inclusiveness, tolerance and the rest of the usual suspects. Could you imagine your daughters having to compete for scholarships with some dude wearing a wig? Im all for "tolerance" but you really have to be an incredible piece of shit to actually go ahead and compete with women like this doofus.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Fucking lol.

 

[EL CORINTHIAN]

Here is his supposed rival talking about the issue.

Exclusive: Rival weightlifter speaks out on transgender Hubbard's presence at Tokyo 2020

A Belgian weightlifter says dealing with transgender issues in sport is "impossible" but the presence of Laurel Hubbard in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games is "like a bad joke" to women athletes.

When the qualifying process for Tokyo ends tomorrow Hubbard will be guaranteed a place.

She is the first openly transgender athlete to qualify for the Olympic Games in any sport.

Until now, none of Hubbard's rivals has spoken on the controversial rules that appear to give the New Zealander a huge and, to many, unfair advantage.

Athletes from the United States and Britain are potentially adversely affected but, understandably, they and their National Federations have shown no desire to comment on the controversy.

Anna Vanbellinghen of Belgium has broken the athletes' silence with a considered statement on Hubbard’s achievement.

Vanbellinghen has a chance of qualifying in the same weight category, the over-87-kilogram super-heavyweights, and is therefore directly affected by the presence of Hubbard, who transitioned to female at the age of 35.

Others have voiced outrage at Hubbard’s presence in women’s sport, most often on social media, but Vanbellinghen is not making a personal criticism.

"First off, I would like to stress that I fully support the transgender community, and that what I’m about to say doesn’t come from a place of rejection of this athlete’s identity," Vanbellinghen said.
"I am aware that defining a legal frame for transgender participation in sports is very difficult since there is an infinite variety of situations, and that reaching an entirely satisfactory solution, from either side of the debate, is probably impossible.
However, anyone that has trained weightlifting at a high level knows this to be true in their bones: this particular situation is unfair to the sport and to the athletes."

"So why is it still a question whether two decades, from puberty to the age of 35, with the hormonal system of a man also would give an advantage [in competing against women]?
I understand that for sports authorities nothing is as simple as following your common sense, and that there are a lot of impracticalities when studying such a rare phenomenon, but for athletes the whole thing feels like a bad joke.
Life-changing opportunities are missed for some athletes - medals and Olympic qualifications - and we are powerless.
Of course, this debate is taking place in a broader context of discrimination against transgender people, and that is why the question is never free of ideology.
However, the extreme nature of this particular situation really demonstrates the need to set up a stricter legal framework for transgender inclusion in sports, and especially elite sports.
Because I do believe that everyone should have access to sports, but not at the expense of others."

 

[panem-et-circenses]

I have seen her lift. She’s a beast. Like a young Mandelson. Props.

 

[HereticBD]

This is good.

The world needs to see this insanity in all its glory. I hope he takes home the gold, smashes the world record and makes the biological women cry on the podium. Let the world see.

 

[Stranger Come Knocking]

Pretty selfish thing to do. Not a good look for your community lgbtq peeps. Not a good look at all.

 

[tonni]