as a woman.

She set a record for her weight class as a 20 yr old man with a 300 kg total back in 1998. She then stopped training in 2001, transitioned to a woman in 2012 and started competing again in 2017.

Now she's worked her way back up to 285 kg. So yes, the transitioning didn't drastically reduce her strength but the top 3 results from her last international competition were beyond her best as a 20 yr old man. So she's likely not going to deprive a cis gendered woman of a medal unless some of the favorites flame out.

And she is old for a competitor but I think that's more because who wants to be poor weightlifter in their 30's? It doesn't really pay to compete into that age but more people probably could since age related muscle loss doesn't really pick up in people that remain active until their 50's.

Anyway, I think the narrative around her is unfair and is people projecting some cynical beliefs about transgendered men and women. If you look at her backstory, she used weightlifting to fight her gender dysphoria. Now she appears to be doing it for the fun of it.

Plus we're talking about weightlifting, which is up there with cycling, track and horse racing in terms of doping so what's really natural anyway?