Curtis McDowald kicked and broken a free-standing banner close to the competitors space Monday following a loss on the Pan American fencing championships in Lima, Peru − main to an entire disqualification for the U.S. males’s épée crew, and a devastating blow for its Olympic qualification hopes.
McDowald, a 2020 Olympian, stormed off the competitors strip after being penalized with a crimson card on the decisive level within the semifinals towards Colombia. Video footage exhibits him subsequently placing his foot by means of a banner, prompting one other member of USA Fencing to aim to calm him down.
