A female fencer took a knee at a tournament over the weekend when she refused to participate against a transgender competitor,
Prompting tennis icon Martina Navratilova to criticize USA Fencing. At the Cherry Blossom Open in Maryland,
Stephanie Turner decided not to compete against transgender athlete Redmond Sullivan. Rather, she made the decision to kneel. Turner received a black card,
The worst punishment in sports, from the referee. After being removed out of the event, she was forced to sign a paper confirming the punishment, she told Fox News Digital.
Navratilova, who has emerged as an advocate for equity in women’s sports, offered her thoughts on the incident that went viral on social media on Wednesday.
