New Zealand Olympians call for review of transgender guidelines

Group claims guidelines ignore female athletes' rights and undermine fairness and safety.

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The New Zealand flag flies over the team boat during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics.  © Reuters

(Reuters) -- A group of more than 50 New Zealand Olympians, doctors and sports administrators has called on the government to review guidelines on transgender athletes in community sports, saying they ignore female athletes' rights and undermine fairness and safety.

The group raised their concerns in an open letter addressed to New Zealand's sports minister, Chris Bishop, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters.

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