Russian Fencing Federation
Appearance
Category | Fencing |
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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 | |
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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
- ^ 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.