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FIE President Alisher Usmanov meets IOC President Thomas Bach

24 Sep 2013

Press Release, 24 September 2013

-for immediate release-

Contact: Katrin Holz, Communication Manager, Tel : +44 7718099443, Katrin.Holz@fie.ch

Press Release: FIE President Alisher Usmanov meets IOC President Thomas Bach in Lausanne

Lausanne, 24 September 2013 – Alisher Usmanov, President of the International Fencing Federation (FIE), met IOC President Thomas Bach on Friday, 20 September, at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne.

President Usmanov who was in Lausanne for the meeting of the FIE Executive Committee had the opportunity to meet with the newly elected IOC President. It was Mr Bach’s first visit to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne after his election at the 125th Session in Buenos Aires on 10 September.

Mr Usmanov, FIE President, said after the meeting: “It was with great pleasure that I congratulated Mr Bach on his election to this important position. The FIE and all the followers of fencing are honoured that an Olympic Champion in fencing has become the leader of the Olympic Movement. Our Federation has been a reliable and active member of the Olympic Family ever since the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Mr Bach can be assured that we will carry on supporting the IOC in its efforts to strengthen the Olympic Ideals all around the world, first and foremost reaching out to the youth. The International Fencing Federation is prepared to continue to make a substantial contribution to the future of the Olympic

Movement. ”

About the FIE:

The International Fencing Federation (FIE - Fédération internationale d'escrime) is the international governing body for the Olympic sport of fencing. The FIE is based Lausanne, Switzerland. Currently, the FIE has 149 affiliated member federations.

For further information on the FIE please visit www.fie.org or follow us on Twitter @fie_en.

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