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Russian Fencing Federation
CategoryFencing
JurisdictionRussia
AbbreviationФФР/FFR
Founded1992
AffiliationInternational Fencing Federation
Regional affiliationEuropean Fencing Confederation
HeadquartersMoscow
PresidentAleksandr Mikhailov
ChairmanAlisher Usmanov
Official website
www.rusfencing.ru
Russia

The Russian Fencing Federation (Template:Lang-ru; Template:Lang-fr) 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.