Olympics-Trump order on transgender athletes clashes with international norms

FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings symbol is displayed by the Olympic House, ahead of the Executive Board meeting of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - The decision by President Donald Trump to exclude transgender girls and women from female sports has triggered what is likely to be a long, complex clash with global sports authorities as the United States counts down to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The order directs the Department of Justice to assure that U.S. government agencies - federal, state and local - enforce a ban on transgender girls and women from participating in female school sports under Trump's interpretation of Title IX, a law against sex discrimination in education.