Transgender women will no longer be eligible to compete for the United States in the Olympic or Paralympic Games in women's categories, after a recent policy change from the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively barred transgender women from competing in women's sports, telling sports governing bodies it has an "obligation to comply" with federal policy.

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has de facto banned trans women from participating in Olympic sports. The USOPC published an updated version of the "Athlete Safety Policy," dated July 18,