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US Olympic and Paralympic officials bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women’s sports (thegrio.com)
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The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has directed national sports bodies to comply with Trump’s executive order banning transgender women from women’s sports, citing federal obligations.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women’s sports, telling the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports it has an “obligation to comply” with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump.

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[–] SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 4 points 4 days ago

wake me up when they finally realise that this is assinine because sports aren't about being fair.