Transgender athletes will be banned from competing in the Olympics under a new policy that’s being described as quietly changed by the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

The news comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February intended to prevent transgender women from competing in sports. The “Keeping Men Out Of Women’s Sports” specifically targets the Olympics.

In a letter to the Team USA community, USOPC leaders referred to the president’s order as “aimed at protecting women’s sport” and said since it was signed, the organization has “engaged in a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials.”

What they were told reinforced “our mandated responsibility to promote athlete safety and competitive fairness. Accordingly, we ha

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