It is hoped the extra funding will help the Australian fencing team qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The first allocation of the AUS$100,000 the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) is providing fencing over the next four years will be used to hold two additional training camps in Sydney and Melbourne.

They are due to be held to help the men's team hone their preparations for this year's Asian Championships and the World Championships in Leipzig.

The AFF are one of the AOC's National Federations who currently receive less than AUS$100,000 per year in high-performance funding from the Australian Sports Commission and the Australia Institute of Sport.

"We're keen to build on the outstanding results already achieved by this group, who have the potential to become genuine medal contenders," said AFF President Evelyn Halls.

"Fencing is a combat sport, so obviously it’s really important to get regular training with high quality training partners and also to get out overseas and compete.

"You just need to be exposed to that environment constantly to really become comfortable performing at that level.

"Without that, it’s very difficult to progress to the top level."

Australia were not represented in fencing at last year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Halls believes the depth of talent at junior level suggests the Australian team can greatly improve on their performances at world level in the build-up to the Games in the Japanese capital.

"They have a lot of talent and a lot of commitment and we see them really well placed not only for Tokyo, but for 2024 as well," added the AFF chief.

"We’re looking to really build their experience and create that trajectory so they will be able to qualify for both Games, not only to qualify but to be genuinely competitive.

"That’s why we are really excited that we can give them the opportunity to get overseas a bit more and also have those intense training camps with each other."