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Weightlifting athlete Laurel Hamoard is expected to become the first transgender woman to compete in an Olympics after qualifying for this summer's rescheduled Tokyo Games. Hubbard secured a place in the heavyweight women's category after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved an amendment to the rules, as the Covid-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of several qualifiers.
Hubbard participated in men's races before the sex change in 2013. She has, however, been able to compete as a transgender person at the Olympics since 2015, when the IOC issued new guidelines allowing any transgender athlete to compete as a woman provided testosterone levels are below 10 nanograms per liter for at least 12 months before their first race.
