The NCAA announced Thursday that its board voted to update the association’s participation policy for transgender student-athletes following President Trump’s executive order banning transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity.
Mr. Trump signed the order Wednesday stating that the federal law against sex discrimination in schools, Title IX, be interpreted as prohibiting the participation of transgender girls and women in female sports. Institutions not in compliance jeopardize any federal funding they receive, Mr. Trump said.
The college sports association’s governing board updated its policy the following day.