The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has barred transgender women from competing in womens sports, complying with an executive order from Donald Trump.The committee quietly changed its eligibility rules on Monday, The New York Times reports, with a short, vaguely worded paragraph outlining the new policy.The paragraph says the committee is committed to protecting opportunities for athletes participating in sport and will work with the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the national governing bodies of each Olympic sport to ensure that women have a fair and safe competition environment consistent with Executive Order 14201 and the Ted Stevens Olympic & Amateur Sports Act.Executive Order 14201, signed by Trump February 5, opposes the presence of trans women the order refers to them as men in womens sports and threatens federal funding to schools and athletic associations that are trans-inclusive. The National Collegiate Athletic Association quickly changed its rules to bar trans women from womens sports.The committee had previously allowed each sports governing body to set rules for trans participation.In a statement emailed to the Times Tuesday, the committee said that indeed, the policy had changed, because as a federally chartered organization, we have an obligation to comply with federal expectations. The committee had several conversations with federal officials before making the change.Story developing