The NCAA has banned transgender women from competing in women’s sports, aligning with Trump’s executive order on Title IX. — Protesters from women’s advocacy groups perch in the stands while a transgender-identifying student competes in a race at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships on March 8, 2024. Photo courtesy Independent Women’s Forum on X

President Trump on Wednesday signed the executive order “No Men in Women’s Sports,” effectively barring transgender girls and women from participating in female sports events in schools and colleges that receive federal tax dollars

The NCAA on Thursday banned athletes who were born male from playing in women’s sports to align itself with President Donald Trump’s executive order on the issue.

“Today, the NCAA announced the Board of Governors voted to update the Association’s participation policy for transgender student-athletes following the Trump administration’s executive order,” the collegiate athletic association said in a statement posted to its website. “The new policy limits competition in women’s sports to student-athletes assigned female at birth only.”

Student-athletes assigned male at birth will still be allowed to practice with women’s teams and receive certain benefits but will not be able to participate in NCAA-sanctioned competitions, the association said.

“This policy is effective immediately and applies to all student-athletes regardless of previous eligibility reviews under the NCAA’s prior transgender participation policy,” it said.

Trump on Wednesday signed the executive order “No Men in Women’s Sports,” effectively barring transgender girls and women from participating in female sports events in schools and colleges that receive federal tax dollars, fulfilling a pledge made during his 2024 presidential campaign.

This report was first published by The Center Square.

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