Tennis Legend Martina Navratnilova slammed USA fencing, when a woman Fanner succumbed, when she refused to compete against a transgender athlete at an event in the weekend.
Stephanie Turner decided not to compete against the Trans athlete Redmund Sulivan at Cherry Blossom Open in Maryland. Instead, he decided to kneel. The referee dealt with a black card to the turner, which represents the most severe punishment in the game. He told Fox News Digital that he was then dropped from the event and was designed to sign a document, accepting the penalty.
This moment went viral on social media on Wednesday, and Navratriva, who has become the champion of fairness in women’s game, weighed.
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In front of transgender athlete Redmund Sulivan, women’s fansor Stephanie Turner succumbed. (Courtesy of icon)
“This happens when women athletes protest! Here is still right here that it is appropriate ??? I am flying … and @usafencing is ashamed, ashamed to you to do so. How do you throw women under the penis bull — Just !!!” He wrote on X.
Former NCAA Phisar Juliana Paili also weighed.
“As a retired D1 @Ncaa Fanner, I was forced to compete against men who claimed to be women. Women athletes dedicate our lives to our game, only men to take our spots, our titles and our future,” she has written on X.
“Kudos refuses to accept this injustice to women.”
USA Fencing responded to the incident in a statement to Fox News Digital.
“USA Fencing implemented our current transgender and non-binary athlete policy in 2023. The policy was designed to expand the game of fencing and create an inclusive, safe place. The policy is based on the principle that everyone must have the ability to participate in the game and was based on the available research,” reads.
“We respect the attitude of all the parties and encourage our members to share with us because the case develops. It is important for the fencing community to engage in this dialogue, but we hope that this conversation will be held respectfully, whether in our tournament or in online places. The method of progress is a respectable discussion on the basis of evidence.”
A USA fencing spokesperson also told Fox News Digital that the Turner was not punished for his stand against Trans Inclusion, but simply to deny the fence.
Martina Navratilova at a joint press conference at a joint press conference at a joint press conference at a joint press conference with Chris Avert five days of GNP Saguaros WTA final Cancan at Cancon, Mexico on 2 November 2023. (Susan Muleen-USA Today Sports)
Fanner of women refused to face transgender rival, admitted punishment and backlash
The spokesperson said, “In the case of Stephanie Turner, his disqualification was not related to any personal statement, but only a direct result of his decision to fencing a qualified rival, which the FIE rule clearly prohibits,” the spokesperson said.
“FIE (International Fencing Federation) According to the technical rules, especially Article T.113, a fanner is not allowed to deny the fence to another properly recorded fence for any reason. Under these rules, there is a result of such rejections and the same restrictions are included in the same restrictions. This policy exists to maintain the honesty and maintain the honor of the game and maintain the honor of the game. Is.”
Turner told Fox News Digital that she was a lifetime democrats, but the idea of being biological men in women’s game never sat right with her. She said that she identifies as “new Republican Orthodox”.
Fanner Stephanie Sulivan kneels in front of a USA fencing officer. (Courtesy of icon)
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Turner said, “I voted for the ticket this year.” “It was like waking up for the lies of the mainstream media … just to see so many friends that many of my friends are eyeing this glass eye because their minds cannot manage the possibility that their party or their position is wrong on it, and perhaps it is not a civil right movement, and they are misled.”
Fox News’ Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
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