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U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee BANS transgenders from women's sports, in compliance with President Trump's order

By ramontomeydw // 2025-07-24

• The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) updated its Athlete Safety Policy to prohibit transgender women from competing in women's sports, citing compliance with President Donald Trump's February executive order.
• The executive order threatens federal funding cuts for institutions violating the ban. The USOPC stated it aims to ensure a "fair and safe competition environment" for female athletes, mandating alignment across national sports bodies.
• The move reinforces a federal push to base sports eligibility on biological sex, drawing criticism as discriminatory but praised by advocates as protecting fairness for female competitors. Historical gender-verification controversies (e.g., chromosome testing) add context.
• Examples include the 2024 Paris Olympics reinstatement of boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting (disqualified earlier for male chromosomes), Lia Thomas' NCAA swimming victory (2022), and World Athletics' 2023 ban on transgender women who underwent male puberty.
• The Trump administration has rolled back transgender protections (e.g., military bans, passport sex restrictions). With the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, the IOC's stance under its President Kirsty Coventry – who supports "protecting the female category" – will shape future policies.

In a pivotal shift for competitive sports, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has officially barred transgender women from participating in women's sports events. The body's prohibition was made public through its updated Athlete Safety Policy updated Monday, July 21. While it did not explicitly mention transgender athletes, the revised policy cited compliance with a February executive order (EO) issued by President Donald Trump. The Feb. 5 EO titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports" threatened federal funding cuts for institutions violating the ban. In line with this, the USOPC posted that it will "ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with EO 14201." "As a federally chartered organization, the USOPC is obligated to comply with federal requirements," a notification letter sent by the committee's CEO Sarah Hirshland and President Gene Sykes to stakeholders said. They also reiterated that national governing bodies across sports must now align their rules, mirroring language from earlier policy changes by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The USOPC's silent ban reinforces a broader federal push to prioritize biological sex in athletics. Critics decry the move as discriminatory, while advocates frame it as a defense of fairness for female competitors.

Trans athlete debate reaches a new peak

Historical context magnifies the ruling's weight. For decades, gender verification policies ranging from chromosome testing to testosterone limits have stirred controversy in athletics. The 2024 Olympics in Paris spotlighted Algeria's Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting, who were both disqualified from the previous year's World Boxing Championships for male chromosomes. However, both were reinstated and eventually won gold medals after beating their biological female opponents. This drew Trump's derision, calling both Lin and Khelif "men who transitioned." Similarly, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas' NCAA victory in 2022 ignited debates about biological advantages – with his rival Riley Gaines being one of the most vocal opponents of biological male athletes beating women. This culminated in World Athletics banning transgender women who underwent male puberty from women's sports events in 2023. (Related: World Athletics bans transgender athletes from competing in female category at international events.) Critics argue the USOPC's decision reflects political pressure over science, with the National Women's Law Center condemning it as "sacrificing the needs and safety of athletes." Yet pragmatism prevails for now: USA Fencing restricted women’s events to "athletes of the female sex" effective Aug. 1, while track and field weighs stricter global standards. The battle transcends sports: Trump's second administration has rolled back transgender protections since taking office again in January. It has banned military service, restricted passports to birth-assigned sex and halted youth medical transitions. With Los Angeles hosting the 2028 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee's stance under President Kirsty Coventry will test whether policies shift further. Coventry, a multi-medalist who represented Zimbabwe in previous Games, has pledged to "protect the female category." Head over to GenderConfused.com for more similar stories. Watch this clip of President Trump promising to pressure the International Olympic Committee to ban all transgender athletes from competing in women's sports events at the 2028 LA Olympics. This video is from the Cynthia's Pursuit of Truth channel on Brighteon.com.

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