The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women – biological males -- from women's competition. Steve McConkey of 4 WINDS Christian Athletics says the International Olympic Committee should follow suit soon.
“They’re going to decide within probably a few weeks, if not a month or so, on the International Olympic Committee outlawing transgenders. So, they got word from the top. They're in conjunction. They know that the vast majority of the International Olympic Committee people are for banning transgenders. So, it's definitely going to be from the top level all the way down."
While some Democrat-led states like California, Maine and others continue to do their own thing, the move to ban men from women’s sports got a big lift in February shortly after President Donald Trump signed his executive order (shown above). That’s when the NCAA announced a change in its policy.
The governing body for college sports now allows males to serve as practice players on women’s teams – a common move for some basketball coaches who want to see more toughness from their girls – but the males are not permitted in games or regular competitive events.
McConkey reports that the national governing bodies that oversee the individual sports year-round are expected to follow the IOC, not wanting to stand out.
"This is a good thing because if the International Olympic Committee decides (to ban biological males) it's going to trickle down. There’s going to be a lot of pressure on these individual governing bodies in track and field, et cetera. They're going to follow. They're not going to buck the system."
