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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Bryan Armen Graham

US Olympic committee sidesteps transgender athlete policy amid LA28 buildup

The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the LA28 Olympic Games handover celebration in August.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers perform at the LA28 Olympic Games handover celebration in August. Photograph: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for LA28

The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has said it will not set any policy on transgender athlete eligibility ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games, despite growing political pressure from the Trump administration and increasing scrutiny over access and inclusion in women’s sport.

Speaking Thursday after the committee’s first board meeting of 2025, chief executive Sarah Hirshland said the USOPC had no plans to define eligibility criteria, even as US president Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14201 – titled Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports – threatens to upend international participation protocols.

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