French Fencing Federation President Resigns Before the Olympics

The French Fencing Federation announced today, Friday, that its president, Bruno Garis, has decided to step down from his position, potentially impacting the national team less than a year before the start of the Olympic Games, where France typically performs well in fencing. The local federation stated that Garis chose to resign "for personal reasons," without providing further details. Earlier on Friday, the newspaper "Le Parisien" reported that Garis's resignation followed tensions within the French Fencing Federation regarding the management of the sport in France.