Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) asked the national fencing body why it is not complying with federal mandates and gave a clear deadline for answers.
A male competed in a women’s fencing tournament in Maryland at the end of March, which sparked a protest from one of the female athletes, who refused to compete against the man.
Female fencer Stephanie Turner forfeited her match against male Redmond Sullivan and was disqualified from the tournament, with officials stating that her DQ was due to her refusal “to fence an eligible opponent.”
To make matters worse, as Blaze News previously reported, the male fencer had already seen great success in the women’s division, accumulating two gold medals in just six events. This, despite the male athlete’s highest achievement in the men’s
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