Male fencer competing in women’s division already has 2 gold medals in 6 events — female opponent says she has nowhere to go

A female fencer who forfeited a match against a male athlete said there are no options for women if men are allowed to compete in women’s sports.

Stephanie Turner of the Fencing Academy of Philadelphia was set to fence against Redmond Sullivan of Wagner College at a recent tournament but refused to participate in the sport against a male opponent, and she took a knee to forfeit the match.

An official approached the woman and gave her a black card, disqualifying her from the tournament with the highest tier of penalty possible.

According to Fencing Tracker, Sullivan competed in the men’s category from 2021-2023. Against his own gender, his best finish was third place at a May 2023 event. He began competing in the women’s category in the

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