{"id":2239373,"date":"2024-05-07T16:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-darts-player-forfeits-tourney-after-getting-matched-up-against-man\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T16:02:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:02:46","slug":"female-darts-player-forfeits-tourney-after-getting-matched-up-against-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/female-darts-player-forfeits-tourney-after-getting-matched-up-against-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Withdraws from Tournament Due to Match Against Male Opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffemale-darts-player-forfeits-tourney-after-getting-matched-up-against-man%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2239373&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In the \u2063Denmark Open,\u2064 British darts player Deta Hedman withdrew from a quarterfinal match \u2062against a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-fume-after-trans-identifying-boy-wins-regional-irish-dancing-competition-heads-to-world-championship-report\/\" title=\"Parents angry as transgender boy wins Irish dancing competition and advances to world championship\">biologically\u2062 male opponent<\/a> who identifies as female. Hedman voiced\u2063 concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-education-sec-on-womens-school-sports-we-have-a-legal-responsibility-to-include-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Biden Education Sec On Women\u2019s School Sports: We Have a \u2018Legal Responsibility\u2019 to Include Transgender Athletes\">biological men competing<\/a> in women&#8217;s sports,\u200d highlighting the ongoing\u200d debate in \u2064the industry. The \u200btournament&#8217;s\u2064 regulations allow transgender participation under specific guidelines. The International Olympic Committee also enforces strict\u200d policies regarding \u2063transgender athletes&#8217;\u200d eligibility. Hedman emphasized her stance against competing against males in female events and refused any compensation for\u2063 her decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A British female darts player forfeited a quarterfinals tournament match after being slated to face a biological male.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deta Hedman refused to continue playing in the Denmark Open over the weekend after she advanced to the quarterfinals, where she was pitted against Noa-Lynn van Leuven, a biological man who identifies as a woman. Hedman later denied rumors that she backed out of the competition because of illness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNo fake illness I said I wouldn\u2019t play a man in a ladies event,\u201d Hedman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Deta132\/status\/1786870151679205742\">posted<\/a> on X, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/female-darts-player-refuses-play-transgender-opponent-forfeits-match\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>. \u201cThis subject causing much angst in the sport I love. People can be whoever they want in life but I don\u2019t think biological born men should compete in Women\u2019s sport.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The British darts player declined to take any compensation over her decision to forfeit the tournament.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The World Darts Federation (WDF), which organized the Denmark Open, allows biological men to compete in women\u2019s competitions if they \u201csubmit documentation from a medical practitioner that gender reassignment has been ongoing for at least one year,\u201d according to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dartswdf.com\/storage\/uploads\/fb05b306-c92c-4f08-b512-affb092a1b3d\/2017-10-03_WDF_Transgender_Athlete_Policy_rev_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WDF guidelines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The International Olympic Committee (IOC), which sets the rules followed by the Darts Regulation Authority, sets the testosterone level of a transgender competitor wishing to compete against women at 10 nanomoles per liter for at least 12 months. The IOC also states that one cannot have changed his gender identity for at least four years prior.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Van Leuven, 27, began identifying as a woman at the age of 16. The Dutch darts player\u2019s inclusion in women\u2019s competition has roiled players and fans. Two of van Leuven\u2019s fellow Dutch players <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13235585\/trans-darts-noa-lynn-van-luven-fury-win.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">quit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  the national team in protest in March after van Leuven won two titles, one against men and another against women, within one week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biological men participating in women\u2019s competitions have upended multiple sports. Some of the most heated reactions have stemmed from incidents in which female athletes have been injured by transgender players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1715177735904000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1-6ngj4rEzgikkFU2xgGTn\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Earlier this year, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-are-the-dads-protecting-their-daughters-from-dangerous-male-athletes\/\" title=\"Where Are Fathers Shielding Their Daughters from Risky Male Athletes\">high school girls\u2019 basketball team<\/a> for Collegiate Charter School of Lowell in Massachusetts <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/02\/20\/sports\/team-forfeits-against-kipp-academy-after-play-allegedly-involving-male-who-identifies-as-female\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">forfeited<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  a game at halftime after a number of its players were reportedly injured by a biological male playing on the other team for KIPP Academy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Collegiate said in a statement about the forfeit that its girls \u201cfeared getting injured and not being able to compete in the playoffs.\u201d The school went on to reiterate \u201cits values of both inclusivity and safety for all students.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Denmark Open, British darts player Deta Hedman withdrew from a quarterfinal match upon learning she would compete against Noa-Lynn van Leuven, a biologically male contestant identifying as female. This decision came after advancing to the quarterfinals, showcasing the complexities in gender identity within sports competitions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":2239374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/Deta-Hedman.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2239373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/Deta-Hedman.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2239373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2239374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2239373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2239373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2239373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}