by admin | Apr 29, 2022 | Representation, SEW
A high school weightlifter was in danger of being disqualified from the state championship because of her hair, so teammates and even some opponents stepped in to help. Read More
by admin | Dec 7, 2021 | Representation, SEW
Even by weightlifting standards, Emily Campbell’s silver medal-winning lift at the Tokyo Olympics was a striking piece of Olympian theatre. With her hair in two Team GB-themed blue and red buns, she completed the lift, dropped the 161kg weight, then fell to her knees,...
by admin | Nov 9, 2021 | Representation, SEW
In 2019, weightlifter Rory Van Ulft traveled from her home in Ottowa to compete in her first weightlifting national championship, less than a year after she started training. After completing a 50 pound clean and jerk and a 38 pound snatch at competition, the...
by admin | Aug 2, 2021 | Representation, SEW
New Zealand’s Laurel Hubbard made Olympic history on Monday night, becoming the first openly transgender woman to compete in the Games. The milestone comes 18 years after the International Olympic Committee first created a policy to allow for transgender athletes...
by admin | Jul 6, 2021 | Representation, SEW
When New Zealand’s Olympic weightlifting team gathered last month for a celebratory photo shoot, one person was noticeably absent: Laurel Hubbard.The publicity-shy weightlifter is set to be the first openly transgender athlete ever to compete at the Olympics,...
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