Coverage dated July 21, 2025 to July 22, 2025

US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in women's categories

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles

Transgender women will no longer be eligible to compete for the United States in the Olympic or Paralympic Games in women's sport.

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ABC 7 Chicago
US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Jul 21, 2025
ABC 7 Chicago's feed description
Transgender women will no longer be eligible to compete for the United States in the Olympic or Paralympic Games in women's sport.
Boston
US Olympic officials bar transgender women from women’s competitions (opens Boston)
Published Jul 21, 2025
Boston's feed description
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee changed its eligibility rules to comply with President Trump’s executive order on the issue.
Deutsche Welle
US Olympic committee bans trans women from women's events – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)
Published Jul 22, 2025
Deutsche Welle's feed description
US transgender women can no longer compete in women's events at the Olympics and Paralympics. The US committee updated its policy to align with President Donald Trump's executive orders on trans participation.
ABC 7 Los Angeles
US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in women's categories (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Published Jul 22, 2025
ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description
Transgender women will no longer be eligible to compete for the United States in the Olympic or Paralympic Games in women's sport.
Washington Blade
U.S. Olympics bans trans women athletes (opens Washington Blade)
Published Jul 22, 2025
Washington Blade's feed description
Committees agree to enforce Trump executive order
Fox5 Atlanta
US Olympic, Paralympic officials ban transgender women athletes (opens Fox5 Atlanta)
Published Jul 22, 2025
Fox5 Atlanta's feed description
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has barred transgender women from competing in women’s sports.
BNO News
US Olympic Committee updates policy to comply with Trump’s transgender athlete ban (opens BNO News)
Published Jul 22, 2025
BNO News's feed description
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has updated its athlete safety policy to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning transgender women from participating in women’s sports, according to NBC News.
The Guardian
US Olympics officials quietly bar trans women from competing in women’s sports (opens The Guardian)
Published Jul 22, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Olympic and Paralympic committee tells federations it has ‘obligation to comply’ with executive order issued by Trump
Blaze Media
Trump wins: US Olympic Committee bans men from women's sports (opens Blaze Media)
Published Jul 22, 2025
Blaze Media's feed description
The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has announced monumental changes ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Local News 8
US Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it will comply with Trump’s order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports (opens Local News 8)
Published Jul 22, 2025
Local News 8's feed description
By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has pledged to follow a Trump administration order by banning transgender women athletes in an update to its athlete safety policy – falling in line with other groups that have banned transgender women from sports competition in th…
CBS News
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says sports must comply with Trump (opens CBS News)
Published Jul 22, 2025
CBS News's feed description
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women's sports, telling sports governing bodies it has an "obligation to comply" with federal policy.
Digital Journal
US Olympic policy change bans transgender women in women's events (opens Digital Journal)
Published Jul 22, 2025
Digital Journal's feed description
American transgender women will no longer be able to compete in women's events at the Olympics and Paralympics after a recent policy change by the US
Colorado Public Radio
US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports (opens Colorado Public Radio)
Published Jul 22, 2025
Colorado Public Radio's feed description
The committee is citing an executive order from President Donald Trump.

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