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  • Female Fencer Gets Disqualified for Refusing to Play against Trans-Identifying Opponent

    04/05/2025 8:18:58 AM PDT · by Rev M. Bresciani · 45 replies
    New American Prophet ^ | April 5, 2025 | Family Research
    Over the weekend, female fencer Stephanie Turner didn’t just forfeit a match; she lit a match under the powder keg of women’s sports. The day before the Cherry Blossom Open fencing competition in Maryland, Turner had decided she would not play against Redmond Sullivan, a transgender-identifying man. But rather than quietly bowing out early, she bided her time, choosing when to act. That moment came on the mat, for all to see, in a deliberate and defiant stand. “I saw that I was going to be in a pool with Redmond, and from there I said, ‘OK, let’s do it....
  • ‘A true fighter’: Russian fencer leaves medal ceremony in WHEELCHAIR after defying injury to help team win Tokyo gold

    07/29/2021 5:23:49 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 31 replies
    RT ^ | 7-29-21 | RT
    Russian fencer Marta Martyanova has captured hearts in her homeland after battling through injury to help the ROC team win the foil gold medal against France at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 22-year-old injured her ankle early in the final on Thursday and received treatment for around five minutes before returning to the piste. Once her ankle had been wrapped up, Martyanova soldiered on and contributed 14 points as the ROC team triumphed 45-34.