- The President of Fencing Association of India (FAI), Rajeev Mehta has been appointed as the head of the South Asian Fencing Federation for a period of four-year.
- Mehta is also secretary general of Indian Olympic Association.
- In addition to this, FAI Secretary General Bashir Ahmed Khan has been elected as the Secretary General of the South Asian Fencing Federation.
- The decision was taken during a recent meeting of the South Asian Fencing Federation in Hyderabad.
- It has also been decided to include the game of fencing in the list of events for the South Asian Games to be held in August 2019 in Nepal.
- The South Asian Fencing Championship will also be held every year from now.
- The first South Asian Fencing Championship 2019 will be held in Chhattisgarh.
Points to remember:
- Who has been appointed as the President of the South Asian Fencing Federation
- Secretary General of SAFF
- First South Asian Fencing Championship 2019 to be held in which city
- South Asian Games 2019 will be held in which country