Laurel Hubbard has been named in the New Zealand weightlifting team for the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
She is first transgender athlete to represent New Zealand at international level and she will compete in the over-90kgs category.
Also in the women’s team are Aletha Boon (uner-58kgs) and Andrea Miller (under-69kg) who have previously competed at Commonwealth Games in different sporting codes.
Boon represented New Zealand at the Kuala Lumpur 1998 and Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games in gymnastics, while Miller won a bronze medal in hurdles at Delhi 2010.
Hubbard is one of 12 weightlifters named to represent New Zealand which includes Tracey Lambrechs who will compete in the under-90kg category.
Richard Patterson headlines the men's category and will be making history as he will become the first weightlifter to represent New Zealand at four Commonwealth Games.
Full squad:
Women: Phillipa Patterson (under 53kg), Alethea Boon ( under 58kg), Andrea Miller (under 69kg), Bailey Rogers (under 75kg), Tracey Lambrechs (under 90kg), Laurel Hubbard (over 90kg)
Men: Ianne Ernesto Guinares (under 62kg), Vester Villalon (under 69kg), Cameron McTaggart (under 77kg), Richard Patterson (under 85kg), Stanislav Chalaev (under 105kg), David Liti (over 105kg)
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