Lawyer in SCOTUS trans athlete battle, ICONS activists react to reports IOC will protect women's category

OutKick host Riley Gaines joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss her reaction to the news and why she considers it 'long overdue' as public pressure on the issue continues to mount. 

Reports that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will ban biological male trans athletes from women's competitions have prompted reactions from figures involved in the protection of women's sports. 

Amid a global movement to ensure female-only participation in women's sports, the IOC's potential reform would mark one of the largest global measures to achieve that goal to date. 

In the U.S., two cases are set to be heard by the Supreme Court over the issue, and could bring about a reform of similar scale. The Little vs. Hecox and West Virginia vs B.P.J. case, which will likely be heard by court justices in early 2026, could potentially result in a landmark precedent to protect women's sports. 

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Kriston Waggoner, president and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, which is helping to lead the defenses in those cases, provided a statement to Fox News Digital addressing her reaction to reports of the potential IOC decision. 

"I’m encouraged that the IOC is moving toward a long-overdue decision to ban men from competing in women’s Olympic events. Women don’t train their entire lives to become elite athletes just to be displaced by men and then gaslit for speaking up about it," Waggoner said. "If the IOC follows through with this policy, it’s a welcome step in the right direction. But there’s still work to do to protect women & girls at every level of competition. In January, ADF will support WV & ID as they defend women’s school sports at the Supreme Court."

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