The idea of forming an organization of fencing federations in Asia was brought about by Colonel Houshmand ALMASSI, who was then the President of the Iranian Fencing Federation. He submitted the proposed Constitution of the “Fencing Confederation of Asia” to the FIE Congress which was held during the 1972 Munich Olympic Games in Germany . Colonel Almassi became the first President of the FCA.
The second FCA Congress was held during the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran , with the presence of Mr. Pierre Ferri and Edgar Mercier, President and Secretary General of the FIE, respectively.
After the first Asian Fencing Championships was held in 1973 in Tehran , however, fencing in the continent did not proceed actively enough. It was only during the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, when the other fencing federations in Asia decided to reconstitute the organization with the formation of the ASIAN FENCING CONFEDERATION.
Elected as first President of the AFC was
Mr. TU MINGDE from China. He served the AFC for two terms from 1988 –
1992, and from 1993 – 1996. Mr. CHANG YOUNG SOO from Korea was the second
President of the AFC also serving two terms of office from 1997 – 2000,
and from 2001 – 2004. The incumbent President of the AFC is Mr. CELSO
L. DAYRIT from the Philippines who was elected to serve the term of office
from 2005 – 2008.
Under
the auspices of the AFC, the Asian Fencing Championships have been organized
and held in the following countries:
2008 - Bangkok, Thailand
2007 - Nangton, China
2005 - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
2004 - Manila, Philippines
2003 - Seoul, Korea
2001 - Bangkok, Thailand
1999 - Nankin, China
1997 - (Men) Tehran, Iran
1997 - (Women) Nankin, China
1995 - Seoul , Korea
1993 -
Tokyo , Japan
1991 -
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
1989 -
Beijing , China
Also
under the auspices of the AFC, the Asian Juniors and Cadet Fencing Championships
have been organized and held in the following countries:
2008 -
Yanggu , Korea
2007 - Almaty, Kazakhstan
2006 - Kuwait City, Kuwait
2004
- Taipei, Taiwan
2003 - Changmai, Thailand
2000 -
Seoul , Korea
1998 - Manila, Philippines
1996 - Jakarta , Indonesia
1992 - Bangkok, Thailand