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Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard out of Olympics as she fails with every attempt

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Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!New Zealand weightlifter, and the Olympics first transgender athlete, Laurel Hubbard is out of the Olympics after failing to record a successful snatch.The 43-year-old Kiwi made history on Monday morning as she became the games' first transgender athlete in its over 100-year history.Hubbard had been tipped for a medal, but she failed to complete a clean lift in any of her three attempts in Tokyo on Monday.The Kiwi was competing in the women's over 87kg category.Hubbard was unable to stabilise 120kg over her head - her starting weight - and she then twice failed at 125kg to end her games.Despite Hubbard's personal best being 132kg, she struggled with 120kg as she dropped the bar behind.

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