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FIE President, Alisher Usmanov will be at press conference for 2011 Catania World Championship

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FIE President, Alisher Usmanov will be at press conference for 2011 Catania World Championship
The President of the International Federation of Fencing, Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, Alisher Usmanov, also confirmed that he will be present at the press conference of the 2011 Catania World Fencing Championships that is going to be held tonight
in the multipurpose room of Palazzo, Chigi in Rome.
The confirmation of FIE president’s participation has given additional lustre to the press conference for the appointment of 2011 Catania World Fencing Championships, which is going to be taken place from October 8 to October 16. Furthermore, with the presence
of President Usmanov, three vice-presidents of the International Federation, Romanians Pascu Anna, Chinese Wang Wei and Italian Giorgio Worse, the Secretary-General FIE Maxim Paramonov and members of the Executive Committee of the International Federation
will meet on Sunday in the Hall of Honour of the Olympic Committee at Rome.
They will also be present at the press conference to represent the world of Fencing. The President of Italian Fencing Federation, George Poor, the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister with responsibility for Sport, Rocco Crimi, the Justice Minister,
Hon Angelino Alfano, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Franco Frattini, the President of the Sicilian Region, Hon Raffaele Lombardo, the Minister of Defence, Mr Ignazio La Russa, the President of the CONI, Giovanni Petrucci and the Environment Minister, Stefania
Prestigiacomo will also be in press conference together with the FIE President and the Members of FIE Executive Committee.
All the senior officials will be there today to hold 2011 Catania World Fencing Championship’s baptism.
The 2008 Olympic Champion of Men’ Epee, Matthew Tagliariol, and the 2010 World Champion in Foil Women, Elisa Di Francisca, will also attend the press conference for representing the Italian fencing athletes. The results of the 2011 Catania Championships
will also serve as a qualification to the 2012 London Olympics Games.
2011 Catania World Fencing Championships, an annual international fencing event which will take place in Italy, is the fulfilment of the project "SiciliaScherma 2009-2011". It is sponsored by the Regional Operational Programme, which aims to promote the
area through the large sporting events.

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