Wheelchair Fencing
The Modern Olympic sport of fencing demands those same talents of speed and skill allied with fitness and stamina to produce the complete fencer.
Learning the skills of attacking and defending with either foil, epee or sabre, fencers develop good coordination, balance and flexibility.
Fencing is one of the few personal combat sports that can be successfully practised from a wheelchair. The rules are exactly the same as in the able-bodied sport with a few minor additions to cover the complications of fighting from a chair.
The wheelchair fencer is clamped down at the appropriate distance and angle from the opponent which means that neither can get out of range during the bout. This makes for exciting, intense and tough competition demanding high levels of concentration with the slightest error resulting in defeat.
Latest News
First ever official Junior Wheelchair Fencing competition
IWAS is pleased to announce that the Organiser of the IWAS World Cup to be held in Warsaw in June this year, Mr Tadeusz Nowicki, has agreed to include the Inaugural event “IWAS WHEELCHAIR FENCING OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR JUNIORS”.
This will be a competition for both Male and Female Junior Fencers in Foil.
The dates that nations should put in their calendar are:
Arrival June 25th
Competition: June 26th
Departure June 27th
For more information please visit www.iwasf.com
Classifications
Athletes who use wheelchairs are eligible to compete in Wheelchair Fencing. There are two classes of athletes depending on trunk and fencing arm abilities. Class A is for those athletes with full trunk and hand movement, Class B is for fencers with limitations in trunk balance.
Fencing Documents
For Rules go to http://www.iwasf.com/iwasf/index.cfm/sports/iwas-wheelchair-fencing/rules/Current International Results
Results from IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup Events http://www.iwasf.com/iwasf/index.cfm/sports/iwas-wheelchair-fencing/results/
For more information on Fencing please contact:
Australian Fencing http://ausfencing.org
International Wheelchair Fencing http://www.iwfencing.com
International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) http://www.iwasf.com
Australian Paralympic Committee www.paralympic.org.au