NEWS PROVIDED BY
4 WINDS USA
June 30, 2026
MADISON, Wis., June 30, 2026 /Standard Newswire/ — The Supreme Court ruled states can ban transgender athletes from competing with women. The Supreme Court upheld laws from West Virginia and Idaho that restrict transgender athletes. Twenty-seven states have banned transgender athletes.
4 WINDS USA President Steve McConkey ministers to Olympic athletes and stands up for Christian athletes. “This is a welcome decision and correlates with the recent Olympic Committee’s decision to ban transgender athletes,” states McConkey. “However, twenty-three states still allow transgender athletes. There is more work to be done. President Trump has done great in this effort and now Congress needs to make a law stopping transgender athletes in every state. Thanks for your prayers and support as we have been on this for twenty-two years.”
As he ministers to Olympic athletes, Steve stands up worldwide for Christian athletes. For example, he fights against atheists trying to stop Christian activity in sports and opposes those attacking Christian athletes.
• In 2003, Steve started fighting against the International Olympic Committee’s transgender policies. He was the only person who stood against this publicly. Steve called various IOC members and was in contact with the USA Olympic Committee. From there, the transgender sports movement spread to high schools, all the way to the Olympics. Steve has fought this agenda every step of the way.
• Before the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Steve fought the Chinese government after news circulated that they were not going to allow Bibles in the Olympic Village. Afterwards, China cleared up the confusion. There was a worldwide article released by the Associated Press on the subject.
• Steve tried to sue the International Olympic Committee before the 2016 Olympics in Rio to stop the women’s 800m race. However, the lawyers said that he could not because he did not have a vested interest in the race. Steve was concerned that intersex athletes (not transgender) would sweep the race. That is exactly what happened as they had high untested testosterone levels. This was a turning point as Olympic sports organizations started to pay attention.
• In 2019, Steve asked Rasmussen to do a poll on transgender athletes. It was the first poll that was done on the subject in the United States. At that time, only 28% of Americans were for transgender athletes.
• In March 2022, Steve went to Washington DC to talk to elected officials. He asked them to go beyond stopping transgender athletes and to include the dangers of transgender hormones and surgeries on minors in future bills, charging those who promote this. Later, Steve visited forty-five elected officials at the Wisconsin Capitol and went to other state capitals giving them the same message.
• During the 2024 Olympics, Steve opposed the International Olympic Committee for telling the media to not use certain words to address athletes, including the words “transgender and born male or female.” Also, he provided evidence that the United Nations and the Olympic Committee work together to implement the radical 2030 Agenda.
• In March 2026, the International Olympic Committee banned transgender athletes and will require female athletes to take a once in a lifetime chromosome test that is done by a cheek swab. Currently, twenty-seven states have stopped transgender athletes.
Steve McConkey is the President of 4 WINDS USA, an organization working with Olympic track and field athletes. Starting in 1981, he has worked through eleven Olympic cycles. Steve shares the gospel, encourages Christians, stands up for athletes, and gives training advice. He was a successful USA National Track & Field Club Coach from 1982 through 1992. Steve graduated with honors from Western Kentucky University (Master of Public Health), Minnesota State University (BS-Community Health), and Webster High School (WI). Ministry centers have been in Eugene (OR), Dallas-Fort Worth (TX), Minneapolis-St. Paul (MN), and Madison (WI). Steve was born in Des Moines (IA) and moved to NW Wisconsin after the sixth grade. Over the years, he had hundreds of worldwide radio, article, and TV interviews.
SOURCE 4 WINDS USA
CONTACT: Steve McConkey, 608-469-7956, srmcconkey@gmail.com