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At least six Dutch sports federations require trans and non-binary athletes to apply for a waiver or undergo a medical assessment to compete in the sport, Pointer discovered. Football, golf, handball, speed skating, cycling, and rugby have these barriers for trans and non-binary athletes wishing to participate. That is discriminatory, Rabin Baldewsingh, the National Coordinator against Discrimination and Racism (NCDR), told the program. According to the guidelines of the sports umbrella organization NOC*NSF, amateur athletes should be able to compete in the gender category with which they identify. Pointer researched all 77 Dutch sports federations’ policies regarding trans and non-binary amateur athletes to see whether they follow this rule. It found that this was not the case for football, golf, handball, speed skating, cycling, and rugby. In these sports, trans and non-binary athletes need to apply for a waiver to the rules, appear before a committee, or undergo a medical assessment to compete. Trans athletes can’t participate at all in some competitions, such as the NGF golf tournaments, because the rules require athletes to compete based on their sex assigned at birth.

Bo Horvat scored the winner and added an assist as the New York Islanders cruised past the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Saturday night.

Winnipeg Jets captain Adam Lowry told reporters Saturday that the air will need to be cleared if Connor Hellebuyck is to return to the team after his suspension ends. Speaking to reporters following a narrow 3-2 loss to the defending champion Carolina Hurricanes, Lowry was asked about a report that indicated Hellebuyck’s suspension could end next Friday. He said there would need to be “conversations” should the star goaltender return to the Jets. “He’s a good friend of mine. Do I love the decision? Do I love the way it’s dragged on? No. But we’ll handle the situation when it comes. Obviously we’re disappointed with the outcome, he’s one of the best goalies in the world,” Lowry said. “It’s unfair to speculate on what’s going to happen between now until Friday. But I think if he does show up there’s going to have to be conversations, there’s going to have to be kind of one of those water under the bridge things. Like I said we keep moving forward, we’re a team regardless of who’s in the room.”Lowry also pointed out that things could change between now and a potential return to Winnipeg for Hellebuyck.