Female fencer takes a knee to protest against her biologically male opponent during a fencing match. The opponent, Redmond Sullivan, switched from the men's fencing team to the women's fencing ...

The incident occurred last weekend at the Cherry Blossom tournament at the University of Maryland, where Stephanie Turner declined to compete against transgender athlete Redmond Sullivan in the ...

Turner opted to take a knee in protest rather than face Sullivan, who was born biologically male, during their match on March 30, 2025. This decision has led her to be awarded a “Courage Wins ...

Sullivan had previously fenced for the men’s team at Wagner College before switching to the women’s team this season. “I saw that I was going to be in a pool with Redmond, and from there I ...

The 31-year-old kneeled on the fencing strip, or piste, before she ever launched an attack against Redmond Sullivan during their bout at the University of Maryland in College Park on March 30.

During the competition March 30 at the University of Maryland, fencer Stephanie Turner took a knee before her match against transgender student Redmond Sullivan. Turner was then given a black card ...

Trans fencer Redmond Sullivan's team, Iconic Fencing Club, has released a statement regarding the incident between Sullivan and her opponent, Stephanie Turner. Over the weekend, Sullivan faced off ...

Redmond Sullivan, a male fencer at Wagner College who identifies as transgender, participated in the Division 1A Women’s Foil event at the Cherry Blossom tournament at the University of Maryland.

Stephanie Turner was disqualified from a fencing tournament in Maryland, USA, for refusing to compete against transgender opponent Redmond Sullivan Image credits: Ahmet Kurt/Unsplash ...

During the competition March 30 at the University of Maryland, fencer Stephanie Turner took a knee before her match against Redmond Sullivan, who is transgender.

Stephanie Turner, 31, was turfed out of the Cherry Blossom Open tournament in Maryland on Sunday (30 March) following her act of protest while stood on the piste. She was set to take on Redmond ...

NewsNation's Rich McHugh reports on a fencer in Maryland who was disqualified from a USA Fencing-sanctioned regional tournament after she refused to compete against a transgender opponent last ...