President of the International Fencing Federation (IFF) Alisher Usmanov has praised efforts exerted by the Egyptian government to render the 2020 junior and youth world fencing championships a success.

In a message to Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi, Usmanov said the Egyptian government managed to organize a successful tournament from April 3 to 11 despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Egypt has all the required organizational and technical capabilities to organize major sporting events, the minister noted.