Russian Fencing Federation

Russian Fencing Federation
Category Fencing
Jurisdiction Russia
Abbreviation ФФР/FFR
Founded 1992
Affiliation International Fencing Federation
Regional affiliation European Fencing Confederation
Headquarters Moscow
President Aleksandr Mikhailov
Chairman Alisher Usmanov
Official website
www.rusfencing.ru
Russia

The Russian Fencing Federation (Russian: Федерация Фехтования России; French: Fédération d'escrime de la Russie) is the governing body for the sport of fencing in Russia. It was created proper in 1992, but its previous incarnation was affiliated to the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime in 1914.[1] FFR is a member of the European Fencing Confederation and of the Russian Olympic Committee. It is composed of 35 regional organizations.

References

  1. Ottogalli, Cécile; Six, Gérard; Terret, Thierry (2013). L'Histoire de l'escrime. 1913–2013, un siècle de Fédération internationale d'escrime. Biarritz: Atlantica. p. 38. ISBN 978-2-7588-0485-7.
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