Juan Antonio Samaranch, who is running for president of the International Olympic Committee, would push for a decision on transgender athletes' participation in sports before next year's Milano-Cortina winter Olympics, if elected to the post. Any decision would also offer clarity for organisers of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, with U.S. President Donald Trump last month having ordered the exclusion of transgender girls and women from female sports. Transgender athletes are currently allowed to compete both in the Olympic Games and the Paralympics, if cleared to compete by their respective federations.