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Kat Wong

Thorpe questions transgender swimming ban

Ian Thorpe has spoken out against a ban on transgender athletes in women's swimming. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Australia's most successful male Olympian Ian Thorpe has hit back at a decision by international swimming's governing body FINA to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's events.

The legendary swimmer, who won five gold medals at the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games, said the sport's leaders had made the wrong decision.

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