US Department of Education Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order effectively banning them, trans athletes competed against trans athletes. From the competition they are calling for records and awards to be stripped.
The statement follows a letter sent by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of General Counsel (OGC). NCAA And the NFHS said on Tuesday that “we are urging organizations to restore records, titles, awards and recognition that have been used by biological men competing in the female category.
NCAA President Charlie Baker announced on March 25, 2023 that he was in the Sweet 16th round of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament at the Bonsequles Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. Television interviews will be held during the match with the Gamecock. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The statement urged the organization to strip athletes of praise from “athletics who unfairly compete with girls and women in athletics,” adding that they would align the group with new policies.
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Trump signed “Exclude men from women's sports” Wednesday order. This requires that the entity receiving federal funds match Title IX. Title IX was changed last week to allow the Trump administration to grant protection based on biological sex.
Surrounded by female athletes, Trump declared at the signing ceremony that “the war with women's sports is over.”
In response to the executive order, NCAA President Charlie Baker Later, the board issued a statement that it would review the executive order and take steps to adjust the organization's policies in the coming days.
A general view of NCAA pool flags. (Scott Taetsch/NCAA photo via Getty Images)
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“We strongly believe that clear, consistent, uniform eligibility standards will best serve today's student-athletes, rather than a patchwork of conflicting state laws and court decisions. That's why President Trump's orders. provides clear national standards,” the statement read.
“The NCAA Committee is considering an executive order and will take necessary steps to adjust the NCAA policy in the coming days, subject to further guidance from the administration. The association will include all student-athletes. We will continue to help promote a welcoming environment on campus. We are ready to support schools as schools are looking for ways to support student-athletes affected by policy changes. .”
The following day, the NCAA officially updated its gender eligibility policy, “limiting competition in female sports to student-athletes assigned women at birth.”
University of Pennsylvania Swimmeria Thomas and Kentucky Swimmer Riley Gaines responded after finishing fifth in the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship held at the McCauley Aquatic Center in Atlanta, Georgia on March 18, 2022 . (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Lieutenant Governor Candice Jackson said in a statement Tuesday that the decision to change NCAA policies was just the first step.
“The next necessary step is to recover athletic records over the years, be ignored, ignored and forced to see men steal praise. For women's college athletes, past, present and future performance.”
Executive Orders are filled with pushbacks.
The California Inter-Government Federation (CIF) said it follows state laws that allow athletes to participate in the same way as certain genders, a spokesperson told Fox News Digital last week.
The latest pleas from the education sector are also expected to be met with similar denials.
Jackson Thompson of Fox News contributed to this report.
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