The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has pledged to follow a Trump administration order by banning transgender women athletes in an update to its athlete safety policy – falling in line with other groups that have banned transgender women from sports competition in the women’s category.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee is changing its “athlete safety policy,” pledging to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order protecting “opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has implemented a new policy barring transgender women from competing in women’s sports. The policy aligns with a Trump-era executive order and applies to all national governing bodies under the USOPC.