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The NCAA updated its transgender athletes policy on Thursday to limit competition in women’s sports to those assigned female at birth, following the Trump administration’s executive order.
The Board of Governors voted to update the Association’s participation policy for transgender student-athletes.
NCAA’s new policy
According to the NCAA, the new policy limits competition in women’s sports to student-athletes assigned female at birth only.
Now, the policy only permits student-athletes assigned male at birth to practice with women’s teams and receive benefits such as medical care while practicing.
FILE: NCAA women’s volleyball game. (Credit: Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
NCAA said the policy is effective immediately and applies to all student-athletes regardless of previous eligibility reviews under the NCAA’s prior transgender participation policy.
What they’re saying:
“The NCAA is an organization made up of 1,100 colleges and universities in all 50 states that collectively enroll more than 530,000 student-athletes. We strongly believe that clear, consistent, and uniform eligibility standards would best serve today’s student-athletes instead of a patchwork of conflicting state laws and court decisions. To that end, President Trump’s order provides a clear, national standard,” NCAA president Charlie Baker said in a statement.
It comes a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. The order calls for penalties against schools and leagues, saying competing against transgender athletes deprives female students of equality.
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