Redmond Sullivanmade headlines over an incident at a recent tournament that ended with a female fencer being disqualified.
The fencer is not a member of our fencing team.
Chiavelli added that Sullivan is not doing interviews with the press for the time being.
The policy change follows a presidential executive order aimed at preventing transgender individuals from taking part in womens sports.
Its unclear whether Sullivan left the team voluntarily or was removed.
I have a lot of love and respect for you, but I will not fence you.
As a result of her refusal, Turner was issued a black card, expelling her from the competition.
I am a woman, and this is a man, and this is a womens tournament.
And I will not fence this individual, Turner said in an interview withFox News.
After her disqualification, Turner went on social media to share her story, which quickly went viral.
One user asked, Why does it matter?
They use swords, not hand-to-hand.
Another praised USA Fencing, saying, Good.
She shouldve fought her opponent and gave herself a chance to win.
If she lost, then she could contest the loss.
You cant just refuse because you dont like your opponent.
Fencing is not a sport that should be gender specific.
This woman was clearly just abigotand afraid of losing.
Like refusing to play Chess with a trans person.
There was zero advantage just bigotry at play here.
Another user with fencing experience added, As someone who has actually fenced, gender does not matter here.
My fencing partners were always male, and I never felt they had an advantage.
Even if they were larger.
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