The US Ministry of Education Calls NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to strip the items and prices “wrongly used” by transking athletes competing in girls and women’s sports less than a week after President Donald Trump signed a executive order that Effectively banned them from competition.
The statement follows a letter sent by the US Education Department’s Office of General Attorney (OGC) to Ncaa And NFHS on Tuesday called on the organization to “recover female athletes posts, titles, prices and acclaims used by biological men competing in female categories.”
NCAA President Charlie Baker gives a TV interview during the game between UCLA Bruins and South Carolina Gamecocks in the sweet 16 round of NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in Bon Secours Wellness Arena on March 25, 2023 in Greenville, South Carolina. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The statement continued to urge the organizations to strip all accolades of the athletes who “unfairly competed against girls and women in athletics”, adding that it would adapt the groups with the new policy.
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Trump signed “To keep men out of women’s sports” Order Wednesday, which requires units receiving federal funding to adapt to section IX, which the Trump administration changed last week to recognize protection on the basis of biological sex – to undo former President Joe Biden’s rewrite of 2024.
Surrounded by female athletes, Trump declared at the signing ceremony that “the war against women’s sports is over.”
In response to the executive order, NCAA -President Charlie Baker Later, a statement released that the Board of Directors would review the executive order and take steps to adapt the organization’s policy in the coming days.
A general overview of the NCAA pool flag. (Scott Taetsch/NCAA -Photos via Getty Images)
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“We are convinced that clear, consistent and uniform standards of eligibility will best serve today’s student athletes instead of a patchwork of contradictory state laws and court decisions. To this purpose, President Trump’s order gives a clear, national standard,” it says in the statement.
“The NCAA Board of Governors is reviewing the executive order and will take the necessary steps to adapt NCAA policy in the coming days subject to further guidance from the administration. The association will continue to help promote welcome environments on campuses for all student athletes. We are ready To help schools when they look for ways to support all student athletes affected by changes in policy.
The day after, NCAA officially updated its gender eligibility policy, “limiting competition in women’s sports to student athletes who were only awarded female at birth.”
The University of Pennsylvania Swimmer Lia Thomas and Kentucky Swims Riley Gaines respond after completing tied to the 5th of the 200 Freestyle final at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships on March 18, 2022 at McAuley Aquatic Center in Atlanta Georgia. (Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Candice Jackson, Deputy General, said in a statement on Tuesday that NCAA’s decision to change his policy was only the first step.
“The next necessary step is to restore athletic items to women who have been devaluated, ignored and forced to see men stealing their acclaims for years. The Trump Education Department will do everything we can to correct this wrong and advocate They hardly deserved achievements of past, current and future female collegial athletes.
The executive order has been greeted with pushback.
California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) said it will continue to follow the state’s law, giving athletes the opportunity to participate as the gender they identify as, a spokesman Pakinomist Digital said last week.
The educational department’s latest plea is also expected to be met with similar rejections.
