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Transgender women have been banned from competing in Olympic and Paralympic events.

The new policy was announced quietly on Monday.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said it had an "obligation to comply" with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s sports.

The committee told the federations overseeing swimming, athletics and other sports it has an "obligation to comply" with an executive order issued by President Donald Trump.

The change, announced Monday with a quiet change on the USOPC’s website and confirmed in a letter sent to national governing bodies, follows a similar step taken by the NCAA earlier this year.

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