Olympics Makes Final Decision on Transgender Athletes for 2028 LA Games

A new policy from the International Olympics Committee (IOC) officially bans transgender female athletes from competing in women's events. Eligibility for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles will be determined by a mandatory sex test, which must be taken by all women planning to compete.

The controversial move comes less than a month after the wrap of the 2026 Milano Cortina Games in Italy, where the Swedish skier Elis Lundholm became the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics.