Awkward Silence Occurs When Olympic Weightlifters Are Asked About Trans Athletes Competing

REPORTER Kevin Farley from ░░░░░░░░ International Weightlifting Federation This ░░░░░░░░ for Emily You went ░░░░░░░░ the United States earlier ░░░░░░░░ year and you trained ░░░░░░░░ by side with Sarah ░░░░░░░░ Utah What was that ░░░░░░░░ then and now when ░░░░░░░░ are competing on the ░░░░░░░░ Olympic stage CAMPBELL Yeah ░░░░░░░░ was fantastic I was ░░░░░░░░ honored to be invited ░░░░░░░░ to the States to ░░░░░░░░ with the guys especially ░░░░░░░░ You know we got ░░░░░░░░ really well we re ░░░░░░░░ like minded people It ░░░░░░░░ just really you know ░░░░░░░░ to push each other ░░░░░░░░ to get each other ░░░░░░░░ for these Olympics You ░░░░░░░░ I m absolutely thrilled ░░░░░░░░ I m honored to ░░░░░░░░ a podium with her ░░░░░░░░ she s a real ░░░░░░░░ REPORTER There was a ░░░░░░░░ night with Laurel Hubbard ░░░░░░░░ as the first openly ░░░░░░░░ in an individual event ░░░░░░░░ was wondering what you ░░░░░░░░ about that and what ░░░░░░░░ felt that it took ░░░░░░░░ in your sport Silent ░░░░░░░░ ROBLES: “No, thank you.”