Governor Youngkin praises Trump for “saving women's sports”
Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va. is sharing his views on the administration, which looks to the “Wilkane Show” Department of Education, celebrates President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender athletes in women's sports.
President Donald Trump celebrates the NCAA announcement of a new policy on Thursday that will prevent trans athletes from competing in women's sports after signing an executive order to address the issue a day ago. Ta.
Trump declared “President to save women's sports” in the Celebration Truth Social Post. He also proposed that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) be the next major sports institution to follow his orders.
“According to an executive order that we proudly signed yesterday, the NCAA officially changed its policy of allowing men in women's sports. It's now banned! This is a great day for women and girls in our country “, Trump wrote.
“Men should not be allowed to compete with women in the first place, but I am proud to be president to save women's sports. The Olympic Committee also uses common sense and has said this policy. We hope to implement the Americans and the whole world!
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Previous NCAA policies introduced in 2010 allowed biological men to compete in female sports after at least a year of testosterone suppression treatment. The new policy states that “student athletes assigned males at birth may not compete on female teams.”
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Before Trump signed the order Wednesday, White House Press Officer Caroline Leavitt said that some of the motivation behind Trump's executive orders were the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and NCAA to transgender athletes It said that it was to create a “pressure campaign” to prevent competition from women's sports.
He announced the Secretary of Homeland Security at Trump's ceremony at the White House to sign an executive order Christie Noem It bans trans athletes trying to compete as women for the 2028 Olympics.
Trump said he told Gnome “I will tell female athletes to refuse all visa applications made by men who are unauthorized to enter the US, identifying themselves as trying to participate in the game. .
There was a controversy over gender eligibility at the Parisio Pallio Philosophy in July and August.
Algerian boxers Iman Kelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu Ting won gold medals in women's boxing. Both athletes were previously disqualified from international competition due to their failure in gender eligibility tests. However, the IOC and current President Thomas Bach have expressed support for both athletes. The IOC also claimed that both athletes were biologically female.
Prior to that, transgender woman Laurel Hubbard competed in weightlifting for a New Zealand team, while Canadian footballer Quinn came out as non-binary and transgender in 2020.
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As Bach prepares to take office later this year, the next president of the IOC has been able to help Trump's vision on the issue more collaboratively.
Former British Olympic champion Sebastian Coe is the candidate to become the next IOC president and suggests taking action to prevent transgender inclusion in women's events.
Coe is the head of World Athletics, the governing body of international athletics. In 2023, the Governing Body tightened regulations on trans athletes, excluding trans women who excluded male adolescents from competing in the female category. The regulation also reduced maximum testosterone levels in eligible female competitors.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender female athletes on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, except for participating in female and girl sporting events in the Eastern White House rooms in Washington. Masu. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Coe said if he becomes president of the IOC, the new Olympic policy on transgender inclusion would “probably” reflect what he has established in athletics around the world. Coe also says that the controversy over Khelif and Yu-Ting made him feel “uncomfortable.”
united nations The study published findings show that nearly 900 biological women have not won medals due to losing to transgender athletes.
the study, “Violence against women and girls in sports“According to information obtained up to March 30, more than 600 athletes said they had not won medals in more than 400 competitions in 29 sports.
“By replacing the women's sports category with mixed categories, we are seeing an increasing number of female athletes losing opportunities to include medals when competing with men,” the report states.
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