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	Podcast:		Pacific Beat
	Episode:		Tongan weightlifter will be in Tokyo to compete against NZ's Laurel Hubbard
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:04:07
	Publish Date:		2021-06-27 20:00:00
	Description:		Debate over the inclusion of NZ's transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard at the expense of Tonga's Nini Manumua's at the Tokyo Olympics will shift now that the Tongan athlete has gained a late entry to the Games. But the Secretary-General of Tonga's Olympic Committee says they are just thrilled to have the 21-year-old in their team, and they haven't really considered the question of sporting fairness which has angered many.
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