The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USPOC) has stated that while it was received “significant reassurances” from the Trump administration regarding visas for athletes participating in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, it will not be creating a policy on the eligibility of transgender athletes.
The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) has made it clear that they will not be setting any policy for transgender athlete eligibility in the build-up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics despite growing discussion on the controversial subject in recent years.
Chief executive Sarah Hirshland addressed the issue on Thursday after the committee conducted its first board meeting of the year. “It wouldn’t be appropriate. It’s not our role to take on that position,” Hirshland was quoted as saying by The Guardian.
The USOPC had revealed it had received “significant reassurances” from the White House regarding visas for athletes in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after an internal memo showed that the US President Donald Trump’s administration was considering introducing sweeping travel restrictions.
