Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said Thursday that female athletes 'deserve better' than the NCAA's vague response explaining its transgender athlete policies.
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is ripping National Collegiate Athletic Association president Charlie Baker’s 'word salad' response to his letter seeking clarity on the organization’s transgender athlete policies. Hawley sent a letter to Baker last month asking for the NCAA’s specific policy on transgender athletes’ access to locker rooms, after Baker testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the future of college sports.
Baker, the former governor of Massachusetts who replaced former NCAA President Mark Emmert in March, distanced himself from his predecessor’s policies related to transgender athletes during his testimony last month. Baker had faced repeated questions about the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sports, citing examples of former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines’ experience during the 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
wasn't there. I was still governor of the commonwealth. What I will say is, we have very specific rules and standards around the safety and security of all our student-athletes, and anyone who hosts one of our national championships has to accept that they know what they are and then abide by them accordingly,' he said. Baker added that the 'rules around transgender athletes generally are more restrictive today than they were in ‘22.
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