US EditionTrump Gave the USOPC Cover on Its Transgender Athlete Policy Change
ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 29 – The Trump administration supports USOPC policy requiring national sports bodies to exclude transgender women from women’s sports, with fewer than five organizations initially compliant, legal challenges expected.
- Providing a detailed analysis, White House lawyers gave the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee legal cover earlier this year by concluding that requiring men's participation cannot be squared with the Ted Stevens Act, though it may face court challenges.
- This year, none of the 54 national governing bodies had rules aligning with the new guidance, and USA Fencing faced congressional scrutiny earlier this year in Maryland.
- While some international sports federations follow international rules, many American federations don’t, and rule changes could conflict with the Ted Stevens Act clause barring NGBs from more restrictive criteria.
- Olympic legal expert Jill Pilgrim warned, `she’d be pretty shocked if it doesn’t get challenged` once federations comply and an athlete is excluded.
- With the Summer Games in Los Angeles approaching, the move unfolds amid a 2020 law giving Congress power to dissolve the USOPC board, highlighting political stakes.
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