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7/24/2025, 1:11:53 AM No.1421875
https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-olympic-paralympic-officials-bar-transgender-women-competing/story?id=123978340
US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in women's categories
Transgender women will no longer be eligible to compete for the United States in the Olympic or Paralympic Games in women's categories, after a recent policy change from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
The committee cited President Donald Trump's February executive order, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," which mandates immediate enforcement, including against schools and athletic associations that "deny women single-sex sports and single-sex locker rooms," according to the document, and directs state attorneys general to identify best practices for enforcing the mandate.
In a memo to the Team USA community on Tuesday, obtained by ABC News, USOPC President Gene Sykes and CEO Sarah Hirshland referenced Trump's executive order and said, "As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations."
The USOPC is responsible for supporting, entering and overseeing U.S. teams in the Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as sporting events for all ages, from youth to masters' competitions.
In an update to its athlete safety policy, without using the word transgender by name, the USOPC said its revised policy "emphasizes the importance of ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women."
US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in women's categories
Transgender women will no longer be eligible to compete for the United States in the Olympic or Paralympic Games in women's categories, after a recent policy change from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).
The committee cited President Donald Trump's February executive order, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," which mandates immediate enforcement, including against schools and athletic associations that "deny women single-sex sports and single-sex locker rooms," according to the document, and directs state attorneys general to identify best practices for enforcing the mandate.
In a memo to the Team USA community on Tuesday, obtained by ABC News, USOPC President Gene Sykes and CEO Sarah Hirshland referenced Trump's executive order and said, "As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations."
The USOPC is responsible for supporting, entering and overseeing U.S. teams in the Olympic and Paralympic Games as well as sporting events for all ages, from youth to masters' competitions.
In an update to its athlete safety policy, without using the word transgender by name, the USOPC said its revised policy "emphasizes the importance of ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women."
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