Russian-Uzbek billionaire Usmanov elected president of International Fencing Federation
MOSCOW, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Russian-Uzbek billionaire Alisher Usmanov was elected president of the International Fencing Federation at the body's congress in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent on Saturday, the businessman's representative said.
Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov re-elected president of fencing's governing body
Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov has been elected to a new term as president of the International Fencing Federation while he faces ongoing sanctions. The federation, known as the FIE, said in an emailed statement that Usmanov won 120 votes for a majority at the congress on Saturday in Uzbekistan,
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Usmanov, 71, headed the federation until the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022, when the European Union and the U.S. first sanctioned him as a person who fueled Russian aggression in Ukraine.
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Russian Oligarch Usmanov Re-elected President Of International Fencing Federation
Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, who stepped down as president of the International Fencing Federation (FIE) after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, was re-elected to the post on Saturday.
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The decision was made on Nov. 30 during a congress in Tashkent. Usmanov secured a victory over Swedish candidate Otto Drakenberg, receiving 120 votes compared to Drakenberg's 26. Read also: Top 10 Russian tycoons see wealth surge amid global sanctions Usmanov's candidacy was supported by 103 countries.
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