US President Donald Trump signed a decree on the complete ban on transgender people to participate in sports competitions among women at all levels.

This is reported by CNN.

This is one of the key issues that the future president raised in the framework of his election campaign.

The decree also obliged the Ministry of Justice to ban transgender people to participate in women's school competitions. This step is based on section IX - a law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender in the field of education.

" It's time for a long time. Now women's sport will be only for women. My administration will not be inactive and observe how men win and beat women, ”Trump said at the signing ceremony surrounded by a sportsman.

The document entered into force immediately throughout the country. Schools who refuse to fulfill it will be deprived of federal financing. This is Trump's fourth decree directed against transgender people.

At the same time, according to the National Student Association (NCAA), among 520 thousand athletes of 1.1 thousand educational institutions of transgender athletes there are no more than 10 people.

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Earlier it was reported that Trump pardoned a two -time Olympic swimming champion.