International Fencing Federation

Fédération Internationale d'Escrime
SportFencing
Founded29 November 1913; 110 years ago (1913-11-29) in Paris, France
PresidentGreece Emmanuel Katsiadakis (interim president)[1]
Countries155[2]
HeadquartersSwitzerland Lausanne, Switzerland
Official websiteFIE.org

The International Fencing Federation (Fédération Internationale d'Escrime) commonly known by the acronym FIE, is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. Today, its head office is at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIE is composed of 155 national federations, each of which is recognized by its country's Olympic Committee as the sole representative of Olympic-style fencing in that country.[3]

  1. ^ "About FIE: Executive Committee". FIE: International Fencing Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  2. ^ "About FIE". FIE: International Fencing Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ "INTERNATIONAL FENCING FEDERATION". www.fie.org.