A women’s disc golfer has walked off the course in protest at being forced to play a transgender opponent.
In the latest such move by a female sportsperson, Abigail Wilson pretended to take her opening shot in a match against Natalie Ryan before turning around and shouting: “Females must be protected in our division. This is unfair. I refuse to play.”
Wilson then walked off the tee and gathered her belongings before leaving her event, triggering applause by watching fans.
Her protest, at the Music City Open in Tennessee on Friday, came days after a female fencer was disqualified from a tournament for refusing to compete against a trans opponent and taking a knee in protest.