The NCAA recently announced a significant policy change regarding transgender athlete participation in women's sports. The new policy restricts competition in women's sports to athletes who were assigned female at birth. This decision aligns with an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, which aims to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.
The NCAA's updated policy, effective immediately, applies to all athletes, regardless of previous eligibility reviews. With over 1,100 member schools and more than 500,000 athletes, the NCAA is the largest governing body for college athletics in the U.S.
