Stanislav Pozdnyakov met with members of the European Fencing Confederation (ECF) Executive Committee

October 7, First Vice-President of the Russian Olympic Committee and President of the European Fencing Confederation (ECF) Stanislav Pozdnyakov held a working meeting with the ECF Executive Committee and the International Fencing Federation members.

The event discussed the EFC activities, including the organization of major international tournaments on the territory of the Russian Federation in 2018.

Also, the meeting participants discussed the international situation in sport, cooperation within the framework of international sports organizations and associations, taking into account the experience of ROC in the main areas of activity in present conditions.

Representatives of Luxembourg, Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, Georgia, Greece, Slovakia and Hungary unanimously opposed the politicization of sports and the development of multilateral ties.