U.S. Olympic committee bans trans

USOPC Bans Trans Athletes from Women’s Sports

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has updated its Athlete Safety Policy to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports categories. The change, dated last month, appeared on the USOPC’s website this week but was not publicly announced.

The new policy states, “The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders…to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act.”

Executive Order Spurs Action

The policy aligns with Executive Order 14201, signed by President Donald Trump in February, titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.” The order claims allowing transgender athletes in women’s categories is “demeaning, unfair, and dangerous,” and undermines cisgender women’s opportunities in competitive sports.

The order further states, “It shall also be the policy of the United States to oppose male competitive participation in women’s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth.”

Policy Timing and Uncertainty

It remains unclear whether the ban will be enforced before the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. So far, no openly transgender athletes have won Olympic medals in women’s categories.

Leadership Responds

USOPC leaders confirmed the policy shift. CEO Sarah Hirshland and President Gene Sykes stated, “As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations,” in a letter obtained by the media.