In February, the NCAA announced a change in participation for transgender student-athletes following the Trump Administration’s executive orders. This new policy allows only student-athletes assigned female at birth to compete in women’s sports, while the men’s category is open to both.
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Following an executive order signed by the Trump Administration, the NCAA Board of Governors voted to open men’s sports to all eligible student-athletes and restrict the women’s category to only student-athletes assigned female at birth. The NCAA announced Thursday that the policy is effective immediately and applies to all student-athletes regardless of previous eligibility rules.