The Fencing Association of India (FAI) is the governing body for the sport of fencing in India and is recognized by the

Indian Olympic Association The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) or Indian Olympic Committee (IOC) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Olympic Games, Asian Games and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams ...

(IOA) as one of its National Sports Association members. It is affiliated to the Asian Fencing Confederation,

Commonwealth Fencing Federation The Commonwealth Fencing Federation is the governing body recognised by the Commonwealth Games Federation as being responsible for the running of competitions in the sport of fencing within the Commonwealth member states. The federation was form ...

and

Fédération Internationale d'Escrime The ''Fédération Internationale d'Escrime'' ( en, International Fencing Federation), 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 ...

( FIE). It was founded in 1974 and recognized by Indian Government in 1997.

Competitions

The association has been holding national competitions in Sub-Junior (1999) Jaipur Rajasthan, Cadet (2004) Cheenai Tamilnaidu, Junior (1992), and Senior (1986) categories, both for boys/men and girls/women.

State and services federations

There are currently 30 state associations and 2 services associations (SSB and SSPB) affiliated with the Fencing Association of India. * Andhara State Fencing Association * Arunachal Pradesh Fencing Association * Assam Fencing Association * Bihar State Fencing Association * Bengal State Fencing Association * Chandigarh, Dadar & Nagar Haveli Fencing Association * Chhattisgarh Pradesh Fencing Association * Delhi State Fencing Association * The Goa Fencing Association * Amateur Fencing Association of Gujarat State * Haryana State Fencing Association * Himachal Pradesh State Fencing Association * Jharkhand Fencing Association * J & K State Fencing Association * Karnataka Fencing Association * Kerala State Fencing Association * Madhya Pradesh Fencing Association * Maharashtra State Fencing Association * Manipur State Fencing Association * Meghalaya Fencing Association * Mizoram State Fencing Association * Nagaland Fencing Association * Orissa Fencing Association * Pondicherry Armature State Fencing Association * Punjab State Fencing Association * Rajasthan State Fencing Association * Tamil Nadu State Fencing Association * Fencing Association of Tripura * Uttar Pradesh State Fencing Association * Uttarakhand Pradesh Fencing Association * Services Sports Control Board * SSB

References

Fencing in India Sports governing bodies in India National members of the Asian Fencing Confederation 1974 establishments in Punjab, India Sports organizations established in 1974 {{India-sport-stub