The NCAA on Thursday changed its participation policy for transgender athletes, limiting competitions in women’s game and handed over women to athletes at birth.
The step came a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order with the aim of banning transgender athletes from participating in girls and women from participating in the game. This order gives federal agencies latitude to prevent federal funds from institutions that do not follow the title IX in alignment with the approach of the Trump administration, which explains “sex” because the penis is assigned at birth Was.
The NCAA policy change is immediately effective and applies to all athletes regardless of the previous eligibility reviews under the NCAA’s former transgender participation policy. The organization has more than 1,200 schools with over 500,000 athletes, easily the largest governing body for college athletics in the US.
NCAA Chairman Charlie Baker said, “We strongly believe that today’s students-determine will serve today instead of patchwork of conflicting, consistent, and uniform eligibility standards.” “By that end, the order of President Trump offers a clear, national standard.”
The revised policy of NCAA allowed athletes to get benefits such as medical care while practicing and practicing the men at birth.