Posts by Angela Bensted
Nominate now for AFF Board vacancies
Two vacancies on the Board of the Australian Fencing Federation Ltd (AFF) are now open to nominations from the community. Member States will vote to fill the positions at the…
Read More2023 Universiade EOI Re-opened
UPDATE: Men’s sabre selection is re-opening effective immediately and closing Wednesday, April 19 at 17:00. Please nominate via the form > FORM. The AFF is still seeking expressions of interest for the 2023 World…
Read MoreVeronika savours silver at Asian Junior Fencing Championships
Australian junior sabreur Veronika Vasileva continues to shine on the international fencing stage, winning silver this week at the Asian Zone Junior Fencing Championships in Uzbekistan. The result adds to…
Read MoreTiming of 2023 Veteran World Championships Nominations and Selections
The AFF wants to give veterans an opportunity to plan their year so is announcing that we will open our nominations for the Veteran World Championships on May 10 through…
Read More2023 Universiade expressions of interest are now open!
The AFF is seeking expressions of interest for the 2023 World University Games in Chengdu, China 28 July – 8 August. This is an HPC non-designated event and in accordance…
Read MoreUnwillingness to Fight (Non-Combativity) Rules
On November 26, 2022 during the 2022 FIE Congress, a proposal to change the Unwillingness to Fight (Non-Combativity) Rules was presented and passed by the FIE. The High Performance Commission…
Read MoreRegistrations open for AFC#1 Foil and Sabre
The 2023 Senior and Veteran fencing circuit commences with the Robyn Chaplin Memorial Tournament AFC#1 running across two weekends in March. Sabre and foil events will be hosted in Sydney by the…
Read MoreResults wrap 2022 Australian Fencing Championships and Oceania Veteran Championships
25-29 November 2022 Adelaide, South Australia Senior Men’s Epee 1 Seamus ROBINSON 2 Lachlan CROOK 3T Alexander ENGLISH 3T Isaac HAYES Senior Women’s Foil 1 Tianji LUKINS 2 Giorgia SALMAS 3T Mayuri MURALIDHARAN 3T Sophia GLASSON Senior…
Read MoreFull 2023 Competition Schedule Now Available!
For the first time, the full 2023 national competition calendar containing the preliminary schedule for every weapon is now available. This new initiative has been created to assist fencers in…
Read MoreDianna Gu retires from AFF Board
The AFF wishes to acknowledge and thank Dianna Gu for her hard work and dedication to the Australian Fencing Federation following receipt of her resignation as a Director. Dianna was…
Read MoreClose of Entries for Australian Fencing Circuit event #4
A reminder the Australian Fencing Circuit event #4 in Melbourne will be starting this Saturday, if you have not yet entered, entries will close on Thursday 27th Oct at 4:00pm…
Read MoreRegistrations Open for the 2022 Australian Fencing Championships and Oceania Veteran Championships
The AFF is excited to announce registrations are open for the 2022 Australian Fencing Championships and Oceania Veteran Championships to be held in Adelaide, SA 25-29 November. Full information can…
Read MoreRegistration Open for Australian Fencing Circuit (AFC) 4
The AFF is excited to announce registrations are open for the 2022 Australian Fencing Circuit (AFC) 4 to be held in Melbourne, VIC 29 – 31 October. Full information can…
Read MoreRegistrations Open – NZ and Oceania Fencing Championships
Registrations for the NZ and Oceania Fencing Championships in Auckland, NZ 22 – 24 October. Entries are open to all AFF members who are in good standing with the federation.…
Read MoreFencing is for life
‘Fencing is for life’ is the theme for World Fencing Day 2022, which will be celebrated on 10th September this year. So what does that phrase mean to you? Does…
Read More2023 national calendar published
Demand for national tournaments is growing and the 2023 national calendar addresses this with more opportunities to compete around Australia. There are five senior and veteran circuit events to be…
Read MoreResults wrap Australian Youth Circuit #3
August 13 – 14, 2022 Melbourne, Victoria Boy’s Foil GOLD – Aaron XIANG VIC – Tizona Fencing Club SILVER – Hanbi SEO QLD – Brisbane fencing Club BRONZE –…
Read MoreBaby news
Be still our beating hearts – look at this precious bundle! Mitchell and Caitlin Fox-Harding, one of our favourite fencing couples, have welcomed their first child into the world. Vital…
Read MoreExpressions of Interest Open – NZ Technical Foil Coaching Course
Fencing New Zealand (FNZ) is pleased to advise that they will be running a Foil Coach Technical Course, run by the expert Mtr Zoltán Bernát, Master Foil Coach at the…
Read More2024 Paris Olympics qualification criteria
Nomination criteria for the Australian Fencing Team for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games is now available. The attached Nomination Criteria set out the basis on which the AFF will nominate…
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