{"id":57151,"date":"2025-07-22T17:50:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T21:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=57151"},"modified":"2025-07-22T17:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T21:50:10","slug":"us-olympic-committee-updates-policy-to-comply-with-trumps-transgender-athlete-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/us-olympic-committee-updates-policy-to-comply-with-trumps-transgender-athlete-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"US Olympic Committee updates policy to comply with Trump\u2019s transgender athlete ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has updated its athlete safety policy to comply with President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order banning transgender women from participating in women\u2019s sports, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The change, <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.contentstack.io\/v3\/assets\/blt9e58afd92a18a0fc\/bltf456568858cc9c12\/USOPC_Athlete_Safety_Policy.pdf\">published<\/a> Monday on the USOPC\u2019s website, does not explicitly mention transgender athletes but states that the committee will ensure competition environments are \u201cconsistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic &amp; Amateur Sports Act.\u201d Executive Order 14201 is formally titled \u201cKeeping Men Out of Women\u2019s Sports.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/sports\/olympics\/us-olympic-paralympic-committee-will-comply-trumps-ban-transgender-wom-rcna220369\">NBC News<\/a>, the updated policy implies that transgender women will no longer be eligible to compete in women\u2019s divisions. The USOPC said it will continue working with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), and national governing bodies to implement the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Trump signed the <a href=\"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/trump-signs-order-banning-transgender-athletes-from-womens-sports\/?swcfpc=1\">order<\/a> in February, mandating that federal agencies recognize only biological sex assigned at conception and requiring the Secretary of Education to protect \u201call-female athletic opportunities and all-female locker rooms.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The order also authorizes the revocation of funding from programs that allow transgender participation in women\u2019s sports and directs the State Department to promote similar policies internationally, including at the IOC and the United Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the signing ceremony, Trump said, \u201cWe will not allow men to beat up, injure, and cheat our women and our girls.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new USOPC policy does not clarify whether any American athletes could be disqualified from the 2028 Olympic Games under these rules.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has updated its athlete safety policy to comply with President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order banning transgender women from participating in women\u2019s sports, according to NBC News. 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