Balakishi Gasimov has been re-elected as the President of the Azerbaijan Fencing Federation (AFF).

Offsideplus.az reports that the general meeting of the federation was held today.

The event, organized in the administrative building of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, began with the playing of the National Anthem. Speaking at the event, Minister of Youth and Sports Farid Gayibov greeted the meeting participants and wished them success.

The event commemorated the memory of the late Vice President Farhad Kasimov, who passed away at the age of 61, with a minute of silence. AFF Secretary General Vasif Mammadov spoke and reported on the organization's activities, work to be done, competitions held, and successes achieved during 2022-2025.

Then, elections were held for the AFF leadership. According to the results of the vote, Balakishi Gasimov was elected as the President of the Federation for the next 4 years, Fikrat Zeynalov as Vice President, and Vasif Mammadov as Secretary General. Fikrat Zeynalov, Vasif Mammadov, Sadig Sadigov and Adila Ahmadova were elected members of the Executive Committee.

Vice-President of the National Olympic Committee Chingiz Huseynzade congratulated B. Gasimov on his re-election as President of the ACF. In the end, B. Gasimov expressed his gratitude for the trust shown.