FILE PHOTO: Olympics - Presentation to IOC members by Presidency candidates - Olympic House, Lausanne, Switzerland - January 30, 2025 Candidate to the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior during a press conference Pool via REUTERS/Fabrice Coffrini/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is running for president of the International Olympic Committee, would push for a decision on transgender athletes' participation in sports before next year's Milano-Cortina winter Olympics, if elected to the post.
Any decision would also offer clarity for organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, with U.S. President Donald Trump last month having ordered the exclusion of transgender girls and women from female sports. He said he would not allow transgender athletes to compete at the LA 2028 Games.
