Fédération_Internationale_d'Escrime

Fédération Internationale d'Escrime

Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) (English: International Fencing Federation) is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. It was founded on November 29, 1913 in Paris, France. Today, its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIE is composed of 115 national federations, each of which is recognized by its country's Olympic Committee as the sole representative of Olympic-style fencing in that country. The current president of the federation is René Roch.

Competitions organized by FIE include the Fencing World Championships and the Fencing World Cup.

External links

2009 FIE Fencing World Cup

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