A group of Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday called on the organizers of the Olympics to “base eligibility for women’s athletic competitions on biological sex,” pushing to align the Games with an executive order President Trump signed last month aimed at prohibiting transgender women and girls from competing in women’s sports.
Such a policy would be a departure for the International Olympic Committee, which leaves eligibility rules for transgender women up to the global federations that govern individual sports. The 2028 Summer Olympics are set to be held in Los Angeles.
“President Trump affirmed the position of the American people and those around the world, that we must preserve fairness, safety, and equal opportunity for female athletes,” the Republicans wrote in a letter to Thomas Bach, the outgoing president of the International Olympic Committee.