<p class="title">Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard withdrew injured during the Commonwealth Games tournament on Monday as an overwhelmed Feagaiga Stowers of Samoa claimed gold in the 90+kg division.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The New Zealander, whose participation was criticised as "unfair" by the Samoan team, lifted 120kg in the snatch but injured her arm on a failed third attempt after raising the weight dramatically to 132kg.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Although having taken a 7kg lead over teenager Stowers into the clean and jerk, Hubbard took no further part.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Stowers, whose coach had slammed Hubbard's entry as an "unfair advantage" in the lead-up, claimed gold with a combined total of 253kg, ahead of Nauruan Charisma Amoe-Tarrant (243) and England's Emily Campbell (242).</p>.<p class="bodytext">An emotional Stowers declined to speak directly to reporters but a Samoa team official said the lifter felt "shocked and so happy" that Hubbard had withdrawn.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"She felt it unfair for her to compete (with Hubbard). I hope everyone noticed," the official told reporters next to 17-year-old Stowers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"She never thought that she is going to come and win the gold medal. All we were aiming for was silver or the bronze medal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's unfair to (Stowers) as a woman... We know we can't beat (Hubbard)... but we wanted her to do a good result and get a good ranking."</p>.<p class="bodytext">When she competed, Hubbard was warmly received by a packed crowd at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 40-year-old New Zealander, who lived as Gavin Hubbard until four years ago and competed at national level as a man, finished second in the women's super-heavyweights behind American Sarah Robles at the world championships in December.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It seems likely that I have ruptured a ligament," she told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Until we have further scanning, we won't know the details.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have no regrets about the attempts I made, because I believe that to be true to sport you really have to try to be the best that you can, and I'm happy with the decisions that were made."</p>
<p class="title">Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard withdrew injured during the Commonwealth Games tournament on Monday as an overwhelmed Feagaiga Stowers of Samoa claimed gold in the 90+kg division.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The New Zealander, whose participation was criticised as "unfair" by the Samoan team, lifted 120kg in the snatch but injured her arm on a failed third attempt after raising the weight dramatically to 132kg.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Although having taken a 7kg lead over teenager Stowers into the clean and jerk, Hubbard took no further part.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Stowers, whose coach had slammed Hubbard's entry as an "unfair advantage" in the lead-up, claimed gold with a combined total of 253kg, ahead of Nauruan Charisma Amoe-Tarrant (243) and England's Emily Campbell (242).</p>.<p class="bodytext">An emotional Stowers declined to speak directly to reporters but a Samoa team official said the lifter felt "shocked and so happy" that Hubbard had withdrawn.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"She felt it unfair for her to compete (with Hubbard). I hope everyone noticed," the official told reporters next to 17-year-old Stowers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"She never thought that she is going to come and win the gold medal. All we were aiming for was silver or the bronze medal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's unfair to (Stowers) as a woman... We know we can't beat (Hubbard)... but we wanted her to do a good result and get a good ranking."</p>.<p class="bodytext">When she competed, Hubbard was warmly received by a packed crowd at the Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 40-year-old New Zealander, who lived as Gavin Hubbard until four years ago and competed at national level as a man, finished second in the women's super-heavyweights behind American Sarah Robles at the world championships in December.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It seems likely that I have ruptured a ligament," she told reporters.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Until we have further scanning, we won't know the details.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I have no regrets about the attempts I made, because I believe that to be true to sport you really have to try to be the best that you can, and I'm happy with the decisions that were made."</p>