US Olympic Committee revises guidelines to exclude transgender women

The U S Olympic and Paralympic Committee USOPC has updated its Athlete Safety Strategy to comply with President Donald Trump s executive order banning transgender women from competing in women s sports The -page document dated June was quietly posted online this according to a overview from NBC News Although the document not explicitly mention transgender athletes it states the USOPC will ensure that women have a fair and safe competition circumstances consistent with Executive Order known as Trump s No Men in Women s Sports Executive Order USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland and President Gene Sykes endorsed the protocol shift in a letter to Unit USA emphasizing the organization s legal obligation to follow federal directives and align with the Ted Stevens Olympic Amateur Sports Act The updated guidelines require all national governing bodies under the USOPC to revise their own policies accordingly It remains unclear whether any athletes will be disqualified from the Olympics under the new rules The change has renewed focus on transgender inclusion in sports No transgender woman has ever medaled at the Olympics Laurel Hubbard of New Zealand the first openly transgender woman to compete did not place in weightlifting at the Tokyo Games American middle-distance runner Nikki Hiltz who is nonbinary and was assigned female at birth is not expected to be affected Hiltz placed seventh in the women s -meter final at the Paris Olympics The post US Olympic Committee revises guidelines to exclude transgender women appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta