The NCAA, the governing body for US collegiate sports, has issued a new policy that limits competition in women's sports to only student-athletes assigned female at birth. Announced on Thursday, the National Collegiate Athletic Association said its policy applied to all athletes and was effective immediately.

The U.S. Department of Education urged sports groups Tuesday to restore female athletes' records and awards that were "wrongfully erased" by biological males, who "unfairly competed" in women's sports.

In a release on Wednesday, the Department of Education said the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) “publicly announced plans to violate federal antidiscrimination laws related to girls’ and women’s sports.” The department is also investigating the Minnesota State High School League.