{"id":2986,"date":"2025-02-24T12:07:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T12:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/riley-gaines-heres-the-message-president-trump-just-sent-with-his-order-keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T12:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T12:07:32","slug":"riley-gaines-heres-the-message-president-trump-just-sent-with-his-order-keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euro-tv.ro\/news\/riley-gaines-heres-the-message-president-trump-just-sent-with-his-order-keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"RILEY GAINES: Here’s the message President Trump just sent with his order keeping men out of women’s sports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The executive order “Keeping Men Out of Women\u2019s Sports<\/a>” ensures that the next generation of female athletes has a fair opportunity to compete with the safety, privacy and equal opportunity they deserve.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I am grateful for President Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s swift action in fulfilling his campaign\u00a0promise to protect women\u2019s sports. The clarity and decisiveness of this administration sends a strong message to women and girls across the country: We matter.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s sports were created to celebrate and protect our unique physical attributes, allowing us to develop confidence, resilience, leadership and determination. Our category is separate from men\u2019s \u2013 not because we are inferior, but because we are different. We have distinct physiological characteristics, such as lung capacity, height, limb proportions and heart size. These differences impact performance, especially in endurance sports where every breath counts.<\/p>\n

Additionally, female athletes face different risks<\/a>, such as higher susceptibility to stress fractures, ACL tears, and the\u00a0female athlete triad, which can lead to low energy availability, irregular menstrual cycles, and weakened bones. These conditions put women at greater risk for injuries, eating disorders, anxiety, depression and prolonged recovery times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Competing against other women is already a demanding physical challenge \u2013 but at least it is a fair one. Ignoring male physical advantage contradicts science and common sense, violates the privacy of female athletes in locker rooms, and leads to preventable injuries.<\/p>\n

I began swimming at 4 years old. After 18 years of grueling practices, strict nutrition plans, disciplined sleep schedules, physical rehabilitation and social sacrifices, I earned the opportunity to compete at the highest level.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During my senior year at the University of Kentucky, I was ranked third in the nation and was familiar with the swimmer ranked second. However, I had never heard of the swimmer ranked first \u2013 a rarity in elite competition, where top athletes usually know one another. After some research, I discovered that the top-ranked swimmer, Lia Thomas<\/a>, had competed as Will Thomas the previous year on the men\u2019s team, ranking 462nd. He was (and still is) a man.<\/p>\n

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I assumed the NCAA would recognize the unfairness of the situation, as my teammates and I did.\u00a0 I expected them to intervene to protect fairness and privacy in women\u2019s sports. But instead, they did nothing. We endured the violating experience of being forced to share a locker room with Thomas and watched as he dominated the most impressive and accomplished female swimmers in the world by entire body lengths.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the 200 freestyle, Thomas and I tied down to the hundredth of a second. Yet, the NCAA gave Thomas the trophy. When I asked why, an official told me they had been advised that Thomas needed to hold the trophy for photos. At that moment, it became painfully clear: the NCAA was willing to ignore, undermine, and betray female athletes to validate the feelings and identity of a man.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The actions of this administration offer long-overdue vindication for female athletes<\/a> who have been sidelined and harassed for daring to defend themselves. This executive order provides hope for the next generation, reinforcing that fairness, safety and privacy in women\u2019s sports must be protected. Momentum is growing.<\/p>\n

In February 2025, the NCAA took initial steps<\/a> toward restoring fairness by limiting competition in women\u2019s sports to women. However, the\u00a0Department of Education has identified loopholes in the policy, acknowledging that more work is needed. I urge the NCAA to recognize and uphold the achievements of female athletes and correct the injustices we have endured over the past few years.<\/p>\n

Fighting to protect women\u2019s sports hasn\u2019t been easy. But courage begets courage and there is strength in numbers. Let us continue defending truth, common sense and the rights of women. The next generation of female athletes is depending on us.<\/p>\n

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