Fury after female fencer is disqualified for refusing to compete against trans competitor: 'I'm sorry, I cannot do this'
A female fencer was disqualified for refusing to compete against a transgender competitor, igniting controversy over gender identity in women's sports.
Fencer disqualified after refusing to face trans opponent
I saw that I was going to be in a pool with Redmond, and from there I said: 'OK, let's do it. I'm going to take the knee'. I knew what I had to do because USA Fencing had not been listening to women's objections.
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"When so many children shout loudly and cheer us on, it gives me a lot of energy and motivates me to bring my sport closer to the people, of course," Ndolo told DW.