Laurel Hubbard as been selected for New Zealand's weightlifting team. Photo: GettyImagesNew Zealand weightlifting has selected a transgender athlete for this month's Australian International, believed to be a first in New Zealand sport. Garry Marshall, president of the Olympic Weightlifting New Zealand, said Hubbard, who once competed as Gavin Hubbard, will be picked for the Commonwealth Games, form permitting. ``We have to follow the policy of the International Olympic Committee and the International Weightlifting Federation. The New Zealand Olympic Committee, who administer the Commonwealth Games team, said they would be dictated to by OWNZ.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 03, 2017 04:53 UTC