Russian Fencing Federation

Russian Fencing Federation
CategoryFencing
JurisdictionRussia
AbbreviationRFF/ФФР/FFR
Founded1951/1992
AffiliationInternational Fencing Federation (FIE)
Regional affiliationEuropean Fencing Confederation (suspended)[1]
HeadquartersMoscow
PresidentIlgar Mamedov
ChairmanAlisher Usmanov
Other key staffYelena Grishina, spokesperson
Official website
www.rusfencing.ru
Russia
Soviet Union

The Russian Fencing Federation (RFF; Russian: Федерация Фехтования России (ФФР), romanizedFederatsiya Fekhtovaniya Rossii (FFR) is the governing body for the sport of fencing in Russia. It was created in 1992. FFR was formerly a member of the European Fencing Confederation, but its membership was suspended in 2023.[1] It is a member of the Russian Olympic Committee.[citation needed] No Russian fencers will compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.[2]

  1. ^ a b "European Fencing Confederation bans all Russian and Belarusian fencers". Inside the Games. 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ No Russian fencers at Paris Olympics: European federation