Tag: olympics 2020
Historic Failure as First Olympic Trans Athlete Laurel Hubbard Bows Out
Lyndon Hall | Aug 2, 2021 | 1
The Olympics’ first-ever trans athlete, Laurel Hubbard, was eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics in an historic failure. Hubbard is the first trans athlete to compete at the Olympic Games, and her appearance in Tokyo wasn’t without controversy. Fellow New Zealand weightlifter Tracey Lambre...
Read MoreTokyo 2020 Mens High Jump Ends in Historic Gold Medal Tie
Lyndon Hall | Aug 1, 2021 | 0
The first tie for a gold medal in Olympic Men’s high jump history occurred when Italian and Qatari athletes declined a jump-off to determine an outright winner. Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi both cleared the 2.37-meter height to take them to joint first p...
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