Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov nominated for new term as president of fencing's governing body

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11:15 AM on Tuesday, October 29, 2024

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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov could be re-elected as president of fencing’s world governing body, the FIE, after he was nominated for a new term by most of the organization’s members. Usmanov, whose funding has been important to fencing over the last two decades, was last re-elected in 2021 but stepped aside in March 2022 after he was placed under sanctions by the European Union following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A statement by Usmanov on Tuesday didn’t specify whether he now intends to resume the day-to-day duties of FIE president.
 

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