WASHINGTON.- American transgender women can no longer compete in female events in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, due to a recent change of policy by the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (Usopc).
A new note on the USAPC website on the participation of transgender athletes in sports states: “As of July 21, 2025, see the security policy for Usopc athletes.”
The update of the measure responds to the executive order “to keep men outside the women’s sports” of the US president, Donald Trumpand it was added to the security policy for athletes of the USOPC on its website as a new subsection entitled “Additional requirements”.
“Usopc undertakes to protect the opportunities of athletes who participate in sport,” says the note. “The USOPC will continue to collaborate with various interested parties with supervision responsibilities … to ensure that women have fair and safe competence, according to Executive Order 14201 (Trump’s Order) and the Ted Stevens Law on Olympic Sports and Amateurs.”
The Stevens Law, adopted in 1988, establishes a mechanism to manage eligibility disputes for Olympic sports and other amateur events.
A memorandum directed on Tuesday to Team uses by the executive director of the USOPC, Sarah Hirshland, and its president, Gene Sykes, obtained by ABC News and ESPN, made reference to the executive order decided by Trump in February, stating that “as an organization with Federal Statute, we have the obligation to meet federal expectations.”
Trump’s executive order threatens to withdraw federal funds to any school or institution that allows transgender girls to play in women’s teams, claiming that this would violate the standards Title IX, which give American women equal sports opportunities.
The order demands its immediate application against the institutions that deny women sports and costumes separated by sex.
“Our revised policy emphasizes the importance of guaranteeing fair and safe competition environments for women,” ESPN quotes the letter from Usopc to the guiding organs. “All the country’s governing bodies must update their policies to harmonize them.”
Communication after decree
ESPN also reported that officials pointed out that the USOPC “has maintained a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials” after Trump’s executive order.
This decision occurs while the angels prepare to house the 2028 Olympic Games.
The United States University Athletics Association (NCAA) also modified its policy on the participation of transgender athletes and only allows participation in women’s sports to women born women, after Trump’s executive order.
