On Thursday, the NCAA changed its participation policy for transgender athletes, which limited the competition in women’s sports to women assigned at birth.
Donald Trump launched the move a day after signing an executive order aimed at banning transgender athletes from participating in girls and women’s sports. This order provides federal agencies to withhold federal funds from federal agencies that do not adhere to the title IX in alignment with the Trump administration’s theory, which translates “sex” because someone of birth Time was assigned.
The change of NCAA policy is immediately effective and the NCAA’s former transgender participation policy applies to all athletes, regardless of the previous qualification studies. The organization has more than 1,200 schools, with more than 500,000 athletes, which are easily the largest governing body for college athletics in the United States.
“We firmly believe that the standards of clear, permanent and uniform qualifications will serve the athletes today, rather than the patch of contradictory state laws and judicial decisions,” said Charlie Baker, the president of the NCAA. “For this purpose, President Trump’s order provides a clear, national standard.”
The NCAA’s revised policy allows athletes to exercise benefits with women’s teams at birth and gaining benefits such as medical care during exercise.
Baker added that the NCAA is still determined to “protect, help and enhance the mental and physical health of students athletes”, citing recent updates. Mental health guidelines.
“This national standard brings very important explanation because we modernize college games for today’s students,” said Baker.
After the executive order, the Trump administration said Thursday that it was investigating possible “civil rights violations” in two universities and a high school sports league. Trans athletes are allowed Competition on women’s teams. The Department of Education opened reviews of San Jose State University, Massachusetts Intercolistic Athletic Association and the University of Pennsylvania.
