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During an Aug. 5 press conference, Trump stated that there will be “a very, very strong form of testing” for athletes hoping to participate in the 2028 games. If their test results do not meet certain criteria, they would be excluded from competing.
Trump signed an executive order in February aimed at barring transgender student athletes from participating in women’s sports. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) updated its athlete policy to prevent participation by transgender women, citing Trump’s executive order.
In a letter to the Olympic community, USOPC president Gene Sykes and CEO Sarah Hirshland explained that the change came after “a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials” following the executive order. On Aug. 4, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued policy guidance preventing trans women from receiving “extraordinary ability” visas to compete in women’s sports.
Trump’s comments about testing athletes followed his signing of an executive order to create a White House Olympics task force for security and other issues related to the 2028 games. The event is expected to draw 11,000 Olympic and 4,500 Paralympic athletes.
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