Laurel Hubbard Becomes First Transgender Woman to Compete at the Olympics

Naman Ramachandran When “Bellbottom,” starring Akshay Kumar, releases on Aug. 19, it will be the first major Bollywood film to release in Indian cinemas after a quarter devastated by the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Only 50% of screens in India have reopened and many of them are operating at reduced capacity.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's resignation becomes effective in two weeks, Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul will replace him as the state's first female governor.

For the first time ever in the history of the Olympic Games, Quinn, a transgender and  non-binary athlete, has won a gold medal. Quinn has become the only such athlete to ever take home any medal in the Games.  Quinn, 25, was part of the Canadian women’s football team, that beat Sweden 3-2 in the women’s football final to take gold on Friday night. Quinn, a midfielder, was also part of the bronze medal winning Canadian  team at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

another first for the soccer finals.In an interview with CBC Sports earlier this week, Quinn expressed their pride in getting to be a role model for young people. “Athletics is the most exciting part of my life and it brings me the most joy,” Quinn, who goes by one name, said. “If I can allow kids to play the sports they love, that’s my legacy and that’s what I’m here for.” Quinn played for Canada in the Rio Games in 2016, where the team won bronze.

Olympic history.The 35-year-old has won six gold medals, three silver and now, one bronze, matching running legend Carl Lewis' U.S.

She is the first American woman to win the 800m since the 1968 Mexico City Games. #TokyoOlympicspic.twitter.com/WmJq2dYulrPrior to earning bronze in this 800-meter final, the 24-year-old Rogers earned a second-place finish in the 2019 World Athletics Championships.

2 min read The New Zealand weightlifter did not make the podium, after failing to advance to the final, but Laurel Hubbard has made history by becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete in an individual event at the Summer Olympics.

Galway-born composer Amie Doherty has achieved an incredible milestone by becoming the first-ever woman to score a film for DreamWorks Animation Studio.

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after the match. “We fought so hard to get here and it wasn’t always easy and we’re really happy with what we’ve done.”She added: “It gives me goosebumps [winning gold].

The BBC has confirmed that Jodie Whittaker will be leaving Doctor Who after becoming the first-ever female Time Lord. Jodie, 39, will be moving on from the iconic sci-fi series in autumn 2022 along with showrunner Chris Chibnall, who has been in charge of the TARDIS since filming began in 2017.

she pulled herself out of competition to focus on her mental health.Lee secured the individual gold with a score of 57.433, 0.135 points ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, despite trailing her initially. It was Lee’s turn on the uneven bars that helped her secure the win, as she notched a 15.3, which put her only 0.066 behind Andrade.

Fred Sirieix has proudly gushed over his teenager daughter after she headed to Japan to compete in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.The 49 year old's daughter, Andrea Spendolini-Sirieiex, 16, has been selected for Team GB's diving team. First Dates star Fred took to social media to share images of his daughter stood poolside in her swimming costume as she prepares to compete in the games.

The pink gin hype isn’t going away and time soon – and nor would we want it to! Celebrity fans of the pretty pink liquor include Philip Schofield and Amanda Holden, and even some of this year's Love Island contestants have been spotted with a drink of the pink in hand while chilling at the villa. Now, one of the nation’s favourite pink gin brands, Gordon’s, has branched out to launch a brand-new Premium Pink cake based on the popular booze flavour we just can’t get enough of these days.

Jill Biden is in Tokyo for the Olympics, attending the opening ceremony and meeting with other leaders from around the world as the head of the U.S. delegation.  The first lady's trip is continuing as planned, despite the dozens of COVID-19 cases linked to the games.

 opening to $31 million at the box office, Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James' pockets just got a lot deeper, as the four-time champion was just announced as the first player in NBA history to make $1 billion in career earnings while still playing, per Sportico.