The NCAA announced Thursday it will limit competition in women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth, complying with an order made by President Donald Trump barring transgender women and girls from participating in women’s sports.
NCAA announced the change Thursday. (Photo by A.J. Mast/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
Only student-athletes assigned female at birth will be allowed to participate in women’s sports competition, with the NCAA noting student-athletes assigned male at birth can still practice with women’s teams and receive benefits such as medical care while practicing.
The NCAA has over 530,000 student-athletes, fewer than 10 of whom are transgender, according to a statement NCAA President Charlie Baker provided to a Senate panel in December.
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