Respected researcher Dr Joanna Harper, herself a trans woman, says she has her doubts about the New Zealander’s participation in the women’s weightlifting competition.
- Hubbard, 43, is due to compete on Monday in the women’s weightlifting event
- The New Zealander transitioned in 2012, when she began hormone therapy
- Dr Harper, who herself transitioned, has raised doubts about the participation
- She said it may not be ‘equal’ playing field between trans and cisgender athletes
- Dr Harper suggested mitigation was needed to keep ‘meaningful competition’