The BBC failed to screen the world’s first trans olympian’s performance at the Tokyo Games after issuing a warning to its viewers.
Laurel Hubbard who is a trans weightlifter made headlines when she was allowed to compete in this year’s Olympics in Tokyo. But the news was not taken well by critics and viewers who felt the move was unjust for others in the category of female sports.
For this reason, the BBC chose not to broadcast the live performance of Laurel after receiving multiple complaints regarding her rights to compete as a female athlete.point 250 |
After the shocking incident, the news channel opted to stop the live coverage and instead issue a warning to its viewers regarding how it would report anyone to relevant authorities if they questioned her right to perform in the competition.point 202 | 1
In the same way, the broadcaster also chose to avoid showing star gymnasts from the US, Simone Biles as she received her bronze medal during the awards ceremony.
Hence, the BBC was only able to screen two live events at a single time, right after the organizers from the Olympics sold television rights to Discovery.
Hubbard’s weightlifting performance on day ten was not aired by the channel, which was the same day when the athlete crashed out of the event, shocking so many of her fans, followers, and team members of New Zealand. She reportedly failed to record any valid lift in the women’s 87kg+ category.
Instead, she managed to display athletics, eventing, and showjumping only which was not sufficient to score enough points on the table. Hence, this unsatisfactory performance was definitely something not many people saw coming.
Right after her shocking exit, reports began emerging how the trans olympian would consider retiring, citing how ‘age’ had caught up with her and hence it was now time to call it quits.
Whatever the case may be, many people feel that Hubbard’s inclusion in the female category is questionable in terms of fairness of trans athletes who reportedly have gone through the process of male puberty but compete against females, especially in those categories relating to power sports.
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