USOPC Bans Men From Women’s Olympic Sports Nationwide

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has implemented a policy change to prohibit men from competing in women's sports, following President Donald Trump's executive order titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports." This directive mandates that all Olympic national governing bodies align their rules with the new standards to ensure fair and safe competition for female athletes. USA Fencing, responding to the USOPC's updated guidance, revised its eligibility criteria to restrict the women's category to athletes who are biologically female, excluding transgender women from competing in women's events and placing them in the men's category instead. The USOPC's policy change, though vaguely worded and not explicitly mentioning transgender individuals, obligates sports federations across all age groups to comply with the federal expectations set forth by the administration. Critics, including the National Women’s Law Center, have condemned the move as a harsh effort to bar transgender women from women’s competitions. These changes are part of the Trump administration's broader initiative to roll back transgender policies nationwide, including investigations into transgender healthcare practices for minors.