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Two USA Fencing board of directors members are suing the other six at-large director members, alleging chair Damien Lehfeldt made false statements to congress at a May 7 Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee hearing on transgender athletes.
The lawsuit, which seeks to have Lehfeldt removed as USA Fencing chair, was filed on USA Fencing’s behalf by the two plaintiff members.
The plaintiffs, Andrey Geva and Abdel Salem, each have long ties to the sport and organization.
Geva is a former U.S. National Coach who led the U.S. Women’s Épée Team at the 2016 and 2020 Olympics, before being elected to the board in 2024. Abdel competed for Egypt in individual and team épée events at the 1984 Summer Olympics, the former head fencing coach of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and in 1996 was named the U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of the Year.
Geva and Salem have sued the board, alleging of Lefheldt falsely announced Geva’s resignation from the board at a meeting on June 7, and that Lehfeldt made “false and misleading claims” at the hearing. Those statements could cause the organization to be declassified as a national governing body (NGB).
“Defendant Lehfeldt’s non-corporative demeanor in bad faith and untruthful and misleading statements at the congressional hearing on May 7, [2025] has prompted the Congress to consider decertifying USFA as an NGB, thus potentially risking Team USA’s qualification in the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Game,” the lawsuit states.
“His lies have alienated thousands of members in the fencing community who have provided more than 90% of USFA’s revenues.”
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