The European Fencing Confederation (EFC; french: Confédération européenne d'escrime, CEE) is an international body created in 1991, charged with the promotion and development of

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. It organises the

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annually at several levels: cadets (U17), junior (U20), under 23, seniors and veterans (more than 40 years old). The Confederation comprises all national European fencing federations, plus that of

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, and is under the authority of FIE. In reaction to the

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, the EFC agreed with the FIE to ban Russian and Belarusian fencers, and reallocated competitions that were due to be held in Russia and Belarus. On 10 March 2023, the European Fencing Confederation became the only regional Olympic governing body to officially reinstate Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials, in time for the start of the qualification for the

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History and goals

It was founded on 26 October 1991 in

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, and is based in

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at the headquarters of the ''Luxembourg Fencing Federation''. Its goals are: *promotion and development of fencing in Europe; *facilitate technical collaboration between the different federations; *co-ordination and improvement of the teaching of fencing in Europe; *representation of fencing to European authorities; *organisation of the European Fencing Championships. Russian oligarch

Alisher Usmanov Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov (russian: Алишер Бурханович Усманов; born 9 September 1953) is an Uzbek-born Russian businessman and oligarch. By 2022, Usmanov had an estimated net worth of $19.5 billion and was among the ...

was president of the European Fencing Confederation from 2005 to 2009. In reaction to the

. In June 2022,

Stanislav Pozdnyakov Stanislav Alekseyevich Pozdnyakov ( rus, Станислав Алексеевич Поздняков, , stənʲɪˈslaf pəzʲnʲɪˈkof; born 27 September 1973) is a Russian former fencer, a five-time Olympian (1992–2008) and five-time Olympi ...

, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President, was removed from his position as European Fencing Confederation President at an Extraordinary Congress following a unanimous

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in Pozdnyakov in March 2022, due to his xenophobic conduct in the wake of the

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Organs

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The organs of the EFC comprise: *the General Assembly—the supreme organ of the Confederation, composed of delegates appointed by the member federations; *the Executive Committee (COMEX)—composed of 10 members elected by the General Assembly, each from a different federation; *the President; *two Auditors.

Commissions

The COMEX elects the members of nine commissions that deal with specialised areas: *Competition Commission; *Veterans Commission; *Promotion/Marketing Commission; *Referees Commission; *Training/Fencing Masters Commission; *SEMI Commission; *Athletes Commission; *Finance Commission; *Handicapped Commission.

References

External links

''European Fencing Confederation'' (EFC)
official site {{Sports governing bodies in Europe Fencing organizations

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1991 establishments in Europe Sports organizations established in 1991

History and goals

Organs

Commissions

See also

References

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