USOPC Bans Transgender Women From Competing Owing To Trump's Executive Order
The USOPC has banned American transgender women from competing in women's events at the Olympics and Paralympics, following Trump's order, to ensure fair competition for women.
American transgender women will no longer be able to compete in women's events at the Olympics and Paralympics following a recent policy change by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
A new note on the USOPC website concerning the participation of transgender athletes in sports states: 'As of July 21, 2025, please refer to the USOPC athlete safety policy."
This policy update follows US President Donald Trump's 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" executive order and has been added to the USOPC Athlete Safety Policy on its website under a new subsection titled 'Additional Requirements."
'The USOPC is committed to protecting opportunities for athletes participating in sport," the addition reads.
'The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities… to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 (Trump's order) and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act."
The Stevens Act, adopted in 1988, provides a means of handling eligibility disputes for Olympic sports and other amateur events.
Trump's executive order threatens to remove federal funds from any school or institution allowing transgender girls to play on girls' teams, claiming that would violate Title IX rules that provide US women equal sport opportunities.
The order requires immediate enforcement against institutions that deny women single-sex sports and single-sex locker rooms.
'Our revised policy emphasizes the importance of ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women," ESPN quoted the USOPC letter to governing bodies as saying.
'All National Governing Bodies are required to update their applicable policies in alignment."
ESPN also reported that officials noted the USOPC 'has engaged in a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials" in response to Trump's executive order.
This change comes as Los Angeles prepares to host the 2028 Summer Olympics.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) also updated its policy for transgender athlete participation, limiting women's sports competitors to athletes assigned female at birth following Trump's executive order.
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