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U.S. Olympic committee bans trans athletes

This Monday, the committee updated their Athlete Safety Policy on their website in a document dated from last month.

While the update came from them, the USOPC did not publicize it, and it reads that trans athletes will be banned from participating in women’s sports. “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 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act,” it reads.

In February this year, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order 14201 which was titled, ‘Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports.’

The policy reads that allowing trans athletes to compete in women’s categories is “demeaning, unfair, and dangerous” and denies cis-women and girls, “the equal opportunity to participate and excel in competitive sports.”

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