US Olympics Committee bans transgender athletes from competing in women's sports

The United States Olympics and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) on Monday changed its eligibility rules to ban transgender athletes from competing against biological women, falling in line with President Donald Trump's executive order. 

The rule change directly mentions Trump's Executive Order 14201, signed in February, which is intended to "protect opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports." 

The change was made to the committee's 27-page “Athlete Safety Policy," and states “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 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act." 

The new language does not specify how the ban would work as the United States prepares to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, and does not specifically mention transgender athletes, but the committee acknowledged the change took place after conversations with the Trump administration. 

“As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations,” the committee told the New York Times in a statement. 

U.S. Fencing has also changed its rules to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports, but it does not ban athletes who were born female from competing against biological men. Nonbinary athletes in fencing will also be confined to only competing against biological men. 

It is not clear when the USOPC rule change will go into effect.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.