For Immediate Release: March 26, 2026 | Contact: [email protected]
WASHINGTON, DC – Concerned Women for America (CWA) celebrates the news that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned trans-identifying men from competing against biological women.
“Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females,” the International Olympic Committee said, “determined on the basis of a onetime SRY gene screening.”
“This is a monumental win for women, as it is inherently unfair for biological men to compete against women in any sport. We commend the IOC for its just decision to protect the women’s category of sport,” said Penny Nance, CEO and President, Concerned Women for America.
“It is no secret that science, biology, and common sense show the unfair advantage biological male athletes have against female athletes. The IOC is standing on the side of equality and protection for female athletes based on inherent and distinct biological differences. While the IOC clearly chose to be compliant with President Trump’s Executive Order to protect women’s sports, we expect its decision to stand and not fall out of fashion in the future. Today, common sense rules the day, and biological female athletes deserve this protection forever,” said Nance.
CWA research found that in the U.S.:
- Trans-identifying males have stolen over 1,941 gold medals from women and girls in the United States, pushing each rightful champion down to second place.
- Trans-identifying male athletes have stolen over $493,173 in prize money from women in professional sports.
- In California alone, over 521 women and girls have taken silver below a male allowed to compete in the women’s category.
- Trans-identifying males have competed in more than 10,067 female sport events, amateur and professional. Tens of thousands of women and girls have been displaced and disrupted on their own teams, tracks, fields, and leaderboards.
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