LAUSANNE, Switz., Dec. 4, 2023 – The FIE is saddened to learn of the passing of Adel Zetuni (LBA) at the age of 56 (b. Sept. 11, 1967) on November 27, 2023. He was the former president of the Libyan Fencing Federation, from 2009 to 2016.
Zetuni served as LFF President from 2009 to 2016 and is one of the founders of fencing in Libya. He also served as a member of the Libyan Olympic Committee Council from 2010 to 2014.
He was a member of the Executive Committee of the Arab Fencing Federation as well as a former member of the African Fencing Confederation.
As a member of the Faculty of Physical Education, he taught at the University of Tripoli, and he was President of the Ghotalshall Club from 2006 to 2009.
The FIE extends its sincere condolences to Adel Zetuni’s family and friends, the Libyan Fencing Federation and the African Fencing Confederation. We express our deepest sympathy to them during this difficult time.