U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday attempting to exclude transgender girls and women from female sports, a directive that supporters say will restore fairness but critics say infringes on the rights of a tiny minority of athletes.

President Donald Trump's executive order to ban transgender female athletes from competition delivered on a promise he made on the campaign trail.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order enunciating that a school receiving federal funds violates Title IX by denying opportunities to athletes who are born women in favor of athletes who are transgender women.