Post Tagged with: "Weightlifting"

The Weight of a New World on Her Shoulders

Transgender weightlifter, Laurel Hubbard transitioned eight years ago at the age of 35. Since then, she has successfully met all of the requirements of the International Olympic Committee’s regulations for trans athletes and fair competition. The IOC policy specifies conditions under which those who transition from male to female can […]

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The Weighty Issue of Corruption

“Wherever there is power, greed, and money, there is corruption.” ― Ken Poirot Media coverage and money have turned sport into a ‘life-and-death’ situation where cheating to get ahead becomes more and more attractive. Cheating in sport has become an artform of creative innovation, intricately designed schema hell-bent on securing ‘a […]

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