The Donald Trump administration has been taking aim at Transgenders in sports. Specifically, college sports. After Trump banned all Transgender’s from college sports, the state of Maine refused to comply.
Related: Donald Trump Forces State To Comply With Transgender Athletes In Sports After $175M Pause
However, what he just did will make sure no one can slip through the cracks.
Donald Trump Just Took It A Step Further Eliminating Transgender From Sports
Women athletes are required to undergo genetic testing before competing under a new rule introduced by World Athletics:
The measure, approved under the leadership of President Sebastian Coe, comes after mounting pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump and other advocates seeking to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports.
The governing body announced that cheek swab tests will be conducted to detect the SRY gene, typically found on the Y chromosome, which determines male sex characteristics. Athletes who do not pass the test will be ineligible to compete in women’s events. World Athletics aims to enforce these rules before the World Championships in Tokyo this September.
The decision has reignited debate over fairness in women’s sports. Coe defended the move, stating, “We will doggedly protect the female category and do whatever is necessary to do it.” He emphasized that the testing safeguards the integrity of competition and ensures a level playing field for biological women.
Sharron Davies, a former Olympic swimmer and vocal critic of trans inclusion in women’s sports, celebrated the decision. “No more cheating in track and field by males in a category for females,” she wrote on social media, calling for medals to be reissued to women who she believes were unfairly denied victories.
Here is a look at some fans reactions:
What about the officials who went along with that nonsense?
— gary (@ElvisyGary) March 25, 2025
I wonder what will happen next time the Olympics rolls around.
— Diane Brander (@DiBrander) March 25, 2025
as would many of us
— gordon wilkinson (@gordonwilk99822) March 25, 2025
Yes every lady who got the silver medal behind a freak of nature should have it swapped for a gold medal and the history books re-written.
Normality is almost on the horizon Sharron!
— Vern (@FCACF17) March 25, 2025
