A Colorado wrestler’s decision to forfeit a state tournament match rather than compete against a girl exposes the need for gender equity in high school sports
When Brendan Johnston inspected at the draw at last month’s Colorado state wrestling tournament and saw his forthcoming pairing, the senior 106lbs wrestler from the Classical Academy high school in Colorado Springs made a decision to show respect to his opponent.The reason? The opponent, Valley High junior Angel Rios, was a girl.
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