The International Olympic Committee said on Thursday that transgender athletes are excluded from participating in women’s events after it agreed to a new eligibility policy.
The new policy aligns with President Donald Trump’s executive order to “keep men out of women’s sports,” signed at the beginning of February ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
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“Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females, determined on the basis of a one‑time [Sex-determining Region Y] gene screening,” the IOC said. The new policy is expected to be in effect in time for the Los Angeles games.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared the IOC announcement on X and credited Trump’s executive order for the change.
“You cannot change your sex,” Leavitt wrote. “President Trump’s Executive Order protecting women’s sports made this happen!”
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