Tokyo olympics: Laurel Hubbard to begin competing today - a podcast by RNZ

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will make history today when she becomes the first openly transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics. Hubbard will compete in the women's 87kg weightlifting category and is one of the favourites to win a medal. She touched down in Japan a few days ago - but has been keeping a low profile ahead of her competition. Reporter Maja Burry filed this report from Tokyo.

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