Megan Rapinoe claims Olympics’ ban on men in women’s sports is ‘hateful’

Former US women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe has claimed that the move by the International Olympic Commission to protect women's sports by preventing males from playing on women's teams is "really hateful." She made the remarks on an episode of her podcast, A Touch More, with Sue Bird.

Rapinoe and Bird noted that they were recording on one of the many LGBTQIA+ days of the year, Transgender Day of Visibility, and they wished their "trans family the happiest of days." A poll in 2025 revealed that 80 percent of Americans oppose men playing in women's sports.

"We love you, we see you," Rapinoe said. "We know how trying these times are for you right now." Then she jumped into the recent ruling by the IOC which said that men are not permitted to play women's sports at the Olympic level and that athletes would be tested to determine if their chromosomes designate them male or female.

Former women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe says the International Olympics new plan to actually keep women's sports for females only is "really hateful." pic.twitter.com/z9lOxdLY1J

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