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 fencing in Europe . It organises the European Fencing Championships annually at several levels: cadets (U17), junior (U20), under 23, seniors and veterans (more than 40 years old).
7-604: The Confederation comprises all national European fencing federations other than that of Russia, plus that of Israel , and is under the authority of International Fencing Federation (FIE). It was founded on 26 October 1991 in Vienna , Austria , and is based in Luxembourg at the headquarters of the Luxembourg Fencing Federation . Its goals are: Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov was president of
14-674: A national under-13 champion, successfully sued the Israel Fencing Association to require it to refrain temporarily from holding fencing competitions on Shabbat (the Jewish sabbath ), saying that the Association's actions violated Israel's Equal Opportunities Act. The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that the Fencing Association’s practice was discriminatory, and ordered it to either allow Freilich to compete on
21-680: A unanimous vote of no confidence in Pozdnyakov in March 2022, due to his xenophobic conduct in the wake of the invasion. On 10 March 2023, the FIE became the first Olympic governing body to officially reinstate Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials, in time for the start of the qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics . Protesting this decision, Denmark, France, Germany, and Poland cancelled upcoming World Cup fencing events to prevent Russians and Belarusians from participating. In April 2023, it
28-656: Is Shalom Cohen. The Israel Fencing Association was founded in 1996 in Tel Aviv . In 2004, Dr. Vladimir Shklar was the chairman of the association. In May 2013 Shklar was also elected vice president of the Olympic Committee of Israel . In November 2015, he was named president of the European Fencing Confederation . Uri Harlap then replaced Shklar as president of the Israel Fencing Association. In 2008, Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich ,
35-509: The EFC comprise: The COMEX elects the members of nine commissions that deal with specialized areas: Israel Fencing Association The Israel Fencing Association ( איגוד הסיוף בישראל ) is the national governing body for fencing in Israel. The Association's headquarters are in Tel Aviv , Israel. It is part of the 45-nation European Fencing Confederation . The CEO of the Association
42-867: The European Fencing Confederation from 2005 to 2009. In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, the International Fencing Federation (FIE) agreed with the EFC to ban Russian and Belarusian fencers, and reallocated competitions that were due to be held in Russia and Belarus. In June 2022, Stanislav Pozdnyakov , the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) President, was removed from his position as European Fencing Confederation President at an Extraordinary Congress following
49-515: Was revealed that the European Fencing Confederation had sent a critical letter to the FIE, outlining their opposition to the FIE's plans to strip the countries, that had indicated they would not grant visas to Russians and Belarusians, of hosting rights and impose sanctions on them. In June 2023, the federation banned all Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials, and suspended the Russian Fencing Federation. The organs of
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