(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Laman Ismayilova
President of the Azerbaijani Fencing Federation Balakishi
Gasimov and Secretary-General Vasif Mammadov have attended a
congress of the European Fencing Confederation in Turkiye.
The European Fencing Championship will be held in Antalya on
June 19-22, Azernews reports citing Azertac.
The championship is an annual top-level European fencing
competition organized by the European Fencing Confederation.
The first competition, entitled 'European Fencing Championships'
was held in Paris in 1921.
At the continental championship, the athletes will take part in
both individual and team competitions in fencing sable and
sword.
Notably, the Azerbaijani Fencing Federation was established on
April 28, 1992. The AFF became a member of the International
Fencing Federation in May 1992.
The AFF held an extraordinary report-election conference on
September 20, 2017.
Mikayil Jabbarov was elected as AFF President according to the
results of the voting.
Balakishi Gasimov was elected as president of Azerbaijan Fencing
Federation in a general assembly held in the Ministry of Youth and
Sports on November 20, 2021.
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