New Zealand, Australia say Olympic gender rules bring 'clarity'

New Zealand famously fielded transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 in a controversial first. Transgender women will in future be prevented from taking part, as will athletes with differences in sexual development (DSD). NZOC chief executive Nicki Nicol said the organisation recognised the "extensive consultation and expert input that has informed this policy", particularly from athletes. She said it would bring "greater clarity, consistency and fairness to eligibility...