{"id":2465456,"date":"2025-07-22T20:20:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T00:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-olympics-committee-makes-final-decision-on-allowing-transgender-competitors\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T20:21:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T00:21:15","slug":"us-olympics-committee-makes-final-decision-on-allowing-transgender-competitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-olympics-committee-makes-final-decision-on-allowing-transgender-competitors\/","title":{"rendered":"US Olympics Committee Makes Final Decision on Allowing Transgender Competitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-olympics-committee-makes-final-decision-on-allowing-transgender-competitors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2465456&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has updated its eligibility rules to ban individuals who identify as transgender women from competing in Olympic womenS sports. This change aligns with an executive order issued by former President Donald Trump in February 2025, which prohibits men who claim to be women from participating in women&#8217;s athletic competitions.The USOPC stated that, as a federally chartered organization, it must comply with federal expectations and is committed to ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women, consistent with the executive order. Previously, individual sports governing bodies set their own transgender participation policies, often relying on scientific data. The new USOPC policy mandates national sports federations in the U.S. to follow this directive, reinforcing a focus on protecting women&#8217;s opportunities and maintaining fairness in women&#8217;s sports.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Men who claim to be women are barred from representing America in Olympic women&rsquo;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has changed eligibility rules, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/22\/us\/politics\/us-olympics-trans-women-athletes-ban-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The ban on self-described <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pam-bondi-sends-ultimatum-three-states-defying-trumps-transgender-sports-order-hope-not-come\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender individuals<\/a> competing in Olympic women&rsquo;s sports was posted under the &ldquo;USOPC Athlete Safety Policy&rdquo; on Monday. The word &ldquo;transgender&rdquo; was not used in the new policy.<\/p>\n<p>The Times report said that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-eligible-to-compete-in-ivy-league-championships\/\" title=\"Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas Eligible To Compete In Ivy League Championships\">national governing bodies<\/a> of sports federations in the United States &mdash; which oversee sporting events for all ages, from youth to masters&rsquo; competitions &mdash; now must follow the U.S.O.P.C.&rsquo;s lead.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This should have never happened!<br \/> Thank God we have a president that stands up for women!<\/p>\n<p>The US Olympic &amp; Paralympic Committee will now ban transgenders from competing against women. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qNfycdoT54\">pic.twitter.com\/qNfycdoT54<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Log Home Mom and Dad (@LogHomeMomDad) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LogHomeMomDad\/status\/1947777831099916320?\">July 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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since President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February banning men who claim to be women from women&rsquo;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The USOPC is committed to protecting opportunities for athletes participating in sport,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.contentstack.io\/v3\/assets\/blt9e58afd92a18a0fc\/bltf456568858cc9c12\/USOPC_Athlete_Safety_Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new policy read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various stakeholders with oversight responsibilities, e.g., IOC, IPC, NGBs, to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201,&rdquo; the post said, referring to Trump&rsquo;s executive order.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The U.S. Olympic Committee has announced it will comply with President Trump&rsquo;s Executive Order banning men from competing in women&rsquo;s sports.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s hard to applaud an organization for merely following the law, but nonetheless, this is a win.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5gXR3CzZv4\">https:\/\/t.co\/5gXR3CzZv4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Riley_Gaines_\/status\/1947775640750444800?\">July 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Previously, the governing bodies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/riley-gaines-gets-ultimate-vindication-3-years-later-transgender-swimmer-lia-thomas-erased-record-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">various sports<\/a> set their own standards.<\/p>\n<p>The committee&rsquo;s former transgender policy said it relied on &ldquo;real data and science-based evidence rather than ideology.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-olympics-bans-transgender-athletes-in-womens-sports-in-compliance-with-trump-order-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"US ...s ...s transgender athletes in wo...\u2019s ... in compliance with Trump ... ... Washington Examiner\">means making science-based decisions<\/a>, sport by sport and discipline by discipline, within both the Olympic and Paralympic movements,&rdquo; the former policy said.<\/p>\n<p>The new policy came days after U.S.A. Fencing said self-described transgendered women can compete, but only against men.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> observed that &ldquo;many educational institutions and athletic associations have allowed men to compete in women&rsquo;s sports. This is demeaning, unfair, and dangerous to women and girls, and denies women and girls the equal opportunity to participate and excel in competitive sports.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#9200; Sanity has prevailed in Olympic Sports&mdash;Trans-identified men are now banned from competing in Womens Olympic categories.<\/p>\n<p>USOPC STATED: &ldquo;As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations,&rdquo; referencing Executive Order 14201&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y8LUZLFK4K\">pic.twitter.com\/y8LUZLFK4K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sarah Parshall Perry (@SarahPPerry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahPPerry\/status\/1947772359055696046?\">July 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Noting that Title IX requires giving women the opportunity to compete, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/promise-kept-trump-signs-executive-order-banning-men-womens-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> wrote, &ldquo;it is the policy of the United States to rescind all funds from educational programs that deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities, which results in the endangerment, humiliation, and silencing of women and girls and deprives them of privacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The order also said, &ldquo;It shall also be the policy of the United States to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >oppose male competitive participation<\/a> in women&rsquo;s sports more broadly, as a matter of safety, fairness, dignity, and truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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