'I'm not playing a man in a women's event': British female darts star FORFEITS a tournament as she refuses to face a transgender player - and calls for a ban after she won two women's titles
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'I'm not playing a man in a women's event': British female darts star FORFEITS a tournament as she refuses to face a transgender player - and calls for a ban after she won two women's titles

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A British female darts star has forfeit her chance to the win the Denmark Open after refusing to face a transgender player, calling for the sport to ban those athletes born as biological men. Deta Hedman has pulled out of the Denmark Open after refusing to face a transgender rival She had been due to face Noa-Lynn van Leuven but instead opted to boycott the game Hedman has previously called on transgender competitors to be banned from ranked events Hedman's decision to step back from her chance to fight for a place in the women's final has received a mix reaction. American former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines offered to pay Hedman any money she did not get paid for pulling out of the Denmark Open Hedman insisted she got paid in full but that the subject caused her 'much angst' 18-time Grand Slam tennis champion Martina Navratilova said: 'No male bodies in women's sports please - not even in darts' after Van Leuven won a competition in Wigan Posting on social media platform X, Martina added: 'Again - women get the short end of the stick. Meanwhile, back in December, Hedman called on transgender players including Van Leuven and Victoria Monaghan to be banned from ranked women's tournaments in a lengthy Facebook statement. In November, pool player Lynne Pinches refused to play her transgender opponent Harriet Haynes at the Ladies Champions of Champions event in Denbighshire, Wales Haynes was awarded the Women's Champions of Champions title by default after Pinches' withdrawal Haynes was also crowned the 2023 Ladies Masters Champion in what has been an impressive 2023 She then went back to her seat, packed up her cue and left the arena as a stunned audience watched on.

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