The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) issued a policy update on July 21 regarding transgender athlete participation in sports, which indicates that U.S. women's teams at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics will be conducted in line with President Donald Trump's executive order, "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports."

"The USOPC is committed to protecting opportunities for athletes participating in sport," the organising committee said in a linked athlete safety policy document.

Alongside the International Olympic Committee, International Paralympic Committee, and the 50 U.S. national governing bodies, the USOPC said it will "ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201."

Executive Order 14201 outlined that the federal government would "rescind all funds" from programs that "deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities"—a popular policy position among female athletes who say they have been subjected to unfair competition with biological males under liberal sex differentiation policies.

The order also referenced federal policy "to recognize two sexes, male and female."

"These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality. … 'Sex' shall refer to an individual's immutable biological classification as either male or female. 'Sex' is not a synonym for and does not include the concept of 'gender identity,'" the White House said.

Compliance with the order would mean that U.S. athletes identifying as transgender women will effectively be barred from competing in women's events at the 2028 Olympics, but can compete in the equivalent male events.

The policy update was also sent as a letter to national sport governing bodies, who, as recognized under the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act and operating under the USOPC, are responsible for setting and enforcing the rules for their respective sports in the United States, ranging from elite and Olympic-level competition to supporting grassroots development.

The U.S. Olympic officials told the national governing bodies that they would need to implement the athlete safety policy, adding that "the USOPC has engaged in a series of respectful and constructive conversations with federal officials" since Trump signed the order.

"As a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations," USOPC CEO Sarah Hirshland and President Gene Sykes wrote in a letter. "Our revised policy emphasizes the importance of ensuring fair and safe competition environments for women. All National Governing Bodies are required to update their applicable policies in alignment."