Philippine Fencing Association

Philippine Fencing Association
Official website

Sport	Fencing
Jurisdiction	America
Abbreviation	PFA
Founded	1957
Affiliation	FIE
Regional affiliation	FCA
Headquarters	Pasig, Philippines
President	Richard Gomez^[1]
philippinefencing.webs.com

The Philippine Fencing Association or PFA is the governing body for the sport of fencing in the Philippines and is recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) as one of its National Sports Association members. Founded by the late Don Francisco Dayrit Sr. as Philippine Amateur Fencers Association or PAFA, PFA is a member of the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime (FIE) and one of the founding members of the Southeast Asian Fencing Federation (SEAFF) and the Asian Fencing Confederation (AFC).

References

↑ http://www.malaya.com.ph/business-news/sports/gomez-gets-elected-new-fencing-chief

External links

Philippine Amateur Fencers Association profile at the Philippine Olympic Committee website

National federations of the International Fencing Federation

Fencing Disciplines

Africa (CAE)	ALG BEN BOT BUR CMR CGO CIV COD EGY GEQ GAB GUI LBA MAD MLI MTN MAR NAM NIG NGR SEN SLE SOM RSA TOG TUN

America (PAFC)	ANT ARG ARU BAH BAR BIZ BER BOL BRA CAN CHI COL CRC CUB DMA DOM ECU ESA GUA GUY HON MEX AHO NCA PAN PAR PER PUR URU USA VEN ISV

Asia (FCA)	AFG BRN BAN BRU CAM CHN TPE GUM HKG IND INA IRI IRQ JPN JOR KAZ KOR KUW KGZ LIB MAC MAS MGL MYA NEP PRK PLE PHI QAT KSA SIN SRI SYR TJK THA TKM UAE UZB VIE YEM

Europe (EFC)	ALB ARM AUT AZE BLR BEL BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN EST FIN FRA GEO GER GBR GRE HUN ISL IRL ISR ITA LAT LTU LUX MLT MDA MON NED NOR POL POR ROU RUS SMR SRB SVK SLO ESP SWE SUI MKD TUR UKR

Oceania (OFC)	AUS GUM NZL SAM

Pinnacle Events World Championships Olympics

Sports governing bodies of the Philippines (PHI)

Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football Golf Gymnastics Judo Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports	Skating Skiing Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports	American Football Baseball Billiard sports Bowling Chess Cricket Floorball Karate Korfball Lacrosse Netball Rugby Union Squash Wushu

Other Sports	Beach Football Rugby League Dragon Boat Lawn Bowling Pencak Silat Ice Hockey Ju-Jitsu Field Hockey Underwater Hockey

Philippine Olympic Committee Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled Philippine Sports Commission

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