President's Letter

To USA Fencing and Parafencing Teams,

As you embark on the quest to compete at the Tokyo Olympic and Paralymic Games, we of USA Fencing and Parafencing congratulate you on your achievements up to now, and are confident that you will reach the highest level of success as athletes representing the United States and our organization. This has and continues to be a trying time. Please know that the enthusiastic support from your friends and family at USA Fencing and Parafencing is behind you all the way. So many of your fans and loved ones cannot come to witness your performances in person, but we will be watching and cheering from afar, confident that all of you will give your best performances and achieve your highest goals.

This experience will be a unique one. There has never been a Games quite like this one, but we are confident that the International Olympic Committee, the FIE and the Japanese Organizing Committee will take every measure to insure your safety and ability to compete to your best ability. Please take every precaution to keep you and your teammates safe. USA Fencing and our support staff are there to help. We have taken extraordinary measures to make sure you are well taken care of and receive every measure of support we can provide.

All of your training and all of your sacrifice is about to pay off in Tokyo. Thank you for representing us, and best of luck in Tokyo 2021. We all wish you the best!

Peter Burchard President, USA Fencing