The following athletes have been selected to compete at the Asian Zone Olympic Qualifying event in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 25-26 April 2021. These athletes are those who both qualified under the relevant AFF Olympic Nomination Criteria and have made themselves available to compete. Details of the AFF Olympic nomination process can be read here. In…

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) and Fencing Confederation of Asia (FCA) have made announcements regarding international competition. The correspondence can be read below and is summarised here. 2021 Cadet and Junior Zonal Championships The 2021 cadet and junior zonal championships will not be held. For Australian fencers, this affects the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing…

Disruption to the international competition calendar caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the nomination of Australian fencers to the Australian Olympic Team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, now scheduled for 23 July – 8 August 2021. The AFF Olympic Nominating Criteria sets out the process for athlete nomination, including specifying dates for…

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has revised the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code). The revised Code will come into force on 1 January 2021. The AFF is required to adopt a new anti-doping policy that gives rise to a number of changes. As such, the Australian Fencing Federation anti-doping policy is the Australian National Anti-Doping…

The Australian Fencing Federation congratulates the following athletes who have been elected to the Athletes’ Commission for the period 2020-2024: Lisa Blyth Alexander English Edward (Ned) Fitzgerald Isaac Hayes Kristian Radford As provided in the AFF Constitution, the athlete who received the most votes in the Athletes’ Commission election, Ned Fitzgerald, has been appointed by…