USA Fencing changed its transgender and non-binary eligibility policy to exclude men from participating in sanctioned competitions for females.

The announced changes take effect Aug. 1.

The fencing organization had come under fire for allowing biological men “to participate in USA Fencing sanctioned events in a manner consistent with their gender identity/expression, regardless of the gender associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.”

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