The International Olympic Committee will not allow men presenting as women to compete with women in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. In addition to trans “women,” women with unusually high masculine features will also not be allowed to compete.
The announcement came through an International Olympic Committee (IOC) statement, declaring the reason for the policy shift is because “An update was given by the IOC’s director of health, medicine and science to the IOC Members last week during the IOC commission meetings. The working group is continuing its discussions on this topic and no decisions have been taken yet.”
The US will deny visas for trans-identified males seeking to compete in women’s sports at the 2028 LA games.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is expected to ban biological males from competing in women’s sports ahead of the 2028 Olympics that will take place in Los Angeles. President Donald Trump has said that the US will deny visas for trans-identified males seeking to compete in woen’s sports at the 2028 games.
Current rules leave decisions on whether trans-identified males can compete in the women’s division up to each individual sport, however, the IOC under new president Kirsty Coventry is reportedly in discussions about changing this policy, per the Daily Mail.
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