“Alexander Yuryevich Mikhailov will be the only candidate for the presidency of the federation.

The conference will be held online, ”RIA Novosti quotes Mamedov.

The reporting and election conference will be held on January 15.

Mikhailov has been the head of the FFR since 2009.

Earlier, the Olympic champion in fencing, Sofya Velikaya, called the ban of the flag and anthem of Russia at the World Championships and the Olympic Games unfair.