IOC reportedly moving to ban trans athletes from female Olympic events Former NCAA swimmer Paula Scanlan discusses the International Olympic Committee's reported move to ban transgender athletes from all female Olympic events. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Nearly four years after Russia violated the Olympic truce by invading Ukraine just days after the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, the U.N. is urging all nations to observe the truce this time around. The plea was made at the U.N.