Fencing Association of India

The Fencing Association of India (FAI) is the governing body for the sport of fencing in the India and is recognized by the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as one of its National Sports Association members. It is affiliated to the Asian Fencing Confederation, Commonwealth Fencing Federation and Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE). It was founded in 1974 and recognized by Indian Government in 1997.[2]

Fencing Association of India
SportFencing
JurisdictionAsia
AbbreviationFAI
Founded1974
AffiliationFIE
Regional affiliationFCA
HeadquartersPatiala, India
PresidentDurgadas Boro [1]
Official website
fencingassociationofindia.com

Competitions

The association has been holding national competitions in Sub-Junior (1999), Cadet (2004), 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.[3]

See also

References
  1. "President & Secretary". fencingassociationofindia.com.
  2. "History". History.
  3. "State Associations". Fencing Association of India.
  4. "Delhi State Fencing Association". delhifencing.com.
  5. "Harayana State Fencing Association". Harayana State Fencing Association.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.