"Discrimination has no place in our schools or in our playgrounds... If the president is presented with a (bill) H.R.734 for signature, he will veto it, "the White House said in a press release on its website.
The White House Office of Management and Budget criticized the House initiative because the law implies an absolute ban for all transgender students to take part in team competitions in accordance with their gender identity.
On March 26, it became known that the Algerian was removed from the World Boxing Championship due to high testosterone levels. Khelif was supposed to enter the ring against Chinese Yang Liu in the final of the competition in weight up to 66 kg. The International Boxing Association (IBA) had previously excluded from the number of participants in the women's world championship in India several athletes who tried to impersonate women.
Earlier, IBA President Umar Kremlev proposed not to allow transgender boxers to participate in women's tournaments.