British female darts star Deta Hedman has refused to face another transgender opponent after she withdrew from a tournament. British female darts star Deta Hedman has seemingly refused to face another transgender opponent after she withdrew from a women's singles tournament Hedman had been drawn to face Sam Lewis before pulling out of the tournament Hedman had won her opening …
Deta Hedman has spoken out again about trans players competing in female darts events, insisting a 'compromise' needs to be reached to create a 'fair and level playing field'. Hedman, 64, a three-time World Championship finalist, hit the headlines in May when she forfeited a match at the Denmark Open after refusing to take to the oche to face trans …
British darts star Deta Hedman has explained her decision to withdraw from a tournament after being drawn against a transgender woman. Earlier this month Hedman defeated Kelly Streef and Natalie Gilbert to reach the quarter-finals of the Denmark Open, but opted to forfeit her place after finding out she would be facing trans woman Noa-Lynn van Leuven. Deta Hedman discussed …
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 …
Darts star Deta Hedman has called for transgender players to be banned from competing in ranked women's tournaments. It comes after Victoria Monaghan became the first transgender person to feature in the WDF World Darts Championship at Lakeside last week in the women's tournament. Hedman, a multiple major champion, believes the inclusion of transgender players is 'damaging' to women's darts …