Olympic rings are pictured exterior the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) forward of newly elected President Kirsty Coventry first Government Board assembly on the Olympic Home in Lausanne, Switzerland, June 25, 2025. — Reuters
America Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has up to date its coverage to align with an govt order signed earlier this yr by US President Donald Trump barring transgender girls from competing in girls’s sports activities.
“The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities, e.g., IOC, IPC, NGBs, to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act,” the USOPC mentioned in an replace to its Athlete Security Coverage.
The USOPC didn’t reply to a request for touch upon the change.
Trump signed the “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” order in February in a bid to exclude transgender women and girls from feminine sports activities, a directive that supporters mentioned will restore equity however critics argue it infringes on the rights of a tiny minority of athletes.
The order directs the Division of Justice to verify all authorities companies implement a ban on transgender women and girls from taking part in feminine college sports activities beneath Trump’s interpretation of Title IX, a legislation towards intercourse discrimination in schooling.
Trump’s order goes past highschool and school sports activities, calling for the US authorities to disclaim visas for transgender females looking for to compete within the US.
Trump additionally mentioned he wouldn’t enable transgender athletes to compete within the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
The manager order instructed the State Division to stress the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) to alter its coverage, which permits trans athletes to compete beneath common steerage stopping any athlete from gaining an unfair benefit.
The order is anticipated to have an effect on solely a small variety of athletes.
The president of the Nationwide Collegiate Athletics Affiliation advised a Senate panel in December he was conscious of fewer than 10 transgender athletes among the many 530,000 competing at 1,100 member faculties.
