Twenty-six Senate and House Republicans are demanding the International Olympic Committee (IOC) amend its standards to adhere to President Donald Trump’s recent executive order protecting the rights of female athletes to fair, safe competition in a letter sent to IOC President Thomas Bach.

Their letter was delivered as the IOC starts to elect new leadership and talk about preparations for the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. 

In the letter, which was spearheaded by Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Jim Risch of Idaho and Utah Rep. Burgess Owens, the lawmakers wrote that “future Olympians are counting on the IOC to protect the opportunities of women and girls to contribute to… the vital importance of fairness in women’s sports at every level of competition.”

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