For Immediate Release: October 29, 2025 | Contact: [email protected]
WASHINGTON, DC – Concerned Women for America (CWA) calls on United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) CEO Sarah Hirshland to resign over her failure to fully commit to prevent biological men from competing in women’s sports.
When asked by Fox News if she would consider genetic testing to support the women’s category, Hirshland said, “But at the end of the day, defining eligibility for competitions has to happen at the individual sport level, whether that’s globally or nationally.”
“It is the USOPC’s job to ensure the safety and integrity of sport for female athletes. The USOPC CEO should resign for refusing to acknowledge and stand by the principle that women’s sport is for female athletes only. If Hirshland won’t stand up for women, she’s not worthy of leading the USPOC or representing our country,” said Penny Nance, CEO and President, Concerned Women for America.
“Hirshland is claiming that individual sports define eligibility, but ultimately, she is failing to lead at a critical time. She has a dismal record ignoring this injustice. The USPOC can, and should, support sex verification testing to make sure only biological women are competing in women’s sports. If Hirshland cannot support this testing that will provide fair competition for female athletes, and cannot fully commit to preventing biological men from competing in women’s sport, she must go,” Nance said.
United Nations data showed that females lost nearly 900 medals to trans-identifying male athletes in women’s sports.
Concerned Women for America research found that trans-identifying males have stolen over 1,941 gold medals from women and girls in the United States. Additionally, trans-identifying male athletes have stolen over $493,173 in prize money from women in professional sports.
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