Former US Olympic coach opens up on suing USA Fencing board amid trans athlete policy disagreements

Former US Olympic coach opens up on suing USA Fencing board amid trans athlete policy disagreements

Coach claims some clubs have quit USA Fencing over the organization's policies

Members of the No. six world-ranked USA Women's Epee team, from left to right, Kelley Hurley, Courtney Hurley, Katharine Holmes, Katarzyne Trzopek and coach Andrey Geva, pose for a group photo during the team women's epee competition at the Pan-American Fencing Championships on June 24, 2016 at the Convention Center Vasco Nunez de Balboa in Panama City. (Devin Manky/Getty Images)

Kelley Hurley talks with coach Andrey Geva as she defeats Erika Kirpu in the women's epee individual table of 32 during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Makuhari Messe Hall B. (Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Network)