Overview

• Donald Trump signed a February 2025 decree barring transgender individuals from participating in women's sports, fueling ongoing global debates on fairness and inclusivity.
• Imane Khelif, a cisgender Algerian Olympic boxing champion, stated the decree does not affect her and reaffirmed her intent to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
• Khelif emphasized her lifelong identity as a woman, countering unfounded claims about her gender and dismissing the decree as irrelevant to her career.
• Both Khelif and Taiwanese boxer Lin Yu-ting were excluded from the 2023 World Championships by the Iba after controversial gender tests, a decision later overturned by the IOC as arbitrary.
• Trump continues to use the issue of transgender athletes in women's sports as a political talking point, framing it as part of his campaign platform.