Transgender weightlifter selected for Tokyo Olympics

Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at an Olympics after being selected for the New Zealand women's team at Tokyo 2020.

Hubbard, 43, competed in men's events before transitioning in 2013.

She has been eligible to compete in the Olympics as a transgender athlete since 2015, when the International Olympic Committee changed its guidelines. 

Hubbard was able to secure a place for Tokyo after weightlifting's governing body modified qualifying requirements. 

NZ selects transgender athlete

transgender　ﾄﾗﾝｽﾞジｪﾝﾀﾞｰ　adj) describing or relating to people whose sense of gender identity does not match their biological sex or does not easily fit in with the usual division between male and female

athlete  ア ｽﾘｰﾄ  n)a person who competes in sports

compete  ｺﾝピーﾄｯ v)to take part in a contest or game, to try to be more successful or better than somebody else who is trying to do the same as you

select ｾレｯｸﾄｩ v)to choose somebody/something,

transition ﾄﾗﾝジｨｼｮﾝ n)the process of changing from one state to another

eligible  エﾘｼﾞﾌﾞﾙ adj)（人が）適格な　a person who is eligible for something, is able to have it because they have the right qualifications, are the right age, etc

committee ｺミﾃｨｰ n)a group of people who are chosen, usually by a larger group, to male decisions or to deal with a particular subject

guideline ガｲﾄﾞﾗｲﾝ n)a set of rules or instructions that are given by an official organization telling you how to do something, especially something difficult

secure ｾキｭｱ  v)守る、確実にする　adj)安全な、確実な 

governing　ガｳﾞｧﾆﾝｸﾞadj)支配する、管理する

modify モﾃﾞﾌｧｲ　v)よくするために部分修正する

qualify ｸオﾘﾌｧｲ ｸワﾗﾌｧｲ v)資格を与える、出場資格を与える

requirement　ﾘｸワｲｱﾒﾝﾄ　n)要求されること、必要条件、