Acting President of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) since December, Emmanuel Katsiadakis has submitted his resignation Thursday, April 24. The FIE informed the national federations through a letter sent Mondayas reported L'Equipe. Alisher Usmanov's substitute, who is the subject of international sanctions due to the war in Ukraine, would have retired for health reasons according to the German press. FIE Secretary General Gulnora Saidova writes in the letter addressed to the federations that The executive committee will meet to study this situation and that the statutes of the body will be respected. As things stand, Saidova should therefore assume the presidency.
