Wheelchair fencers will get the chance to compete for Commonwealth titles for the first time in 2022 when medal events feature at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London.
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing has launched a new Gender Equity Commission.
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing has announced the qualification window for this year's re-arranged Paralympic Games in Tokyo has now closed due to the ongoing uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 80 participants from Europe and the Americas joined a three-day "Introduction to Refereeing" seminar for wheelchair fencing from January 29 to 31, run by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS).
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing chairperson Pál Szekeres has paid tribute to five-time Paralympian David Heaton, who has died.
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing has announced a worldwide training base for referees, classifiers and coaches in Sao Paulo will launch in 2021.
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing is set to change its name to World Para Fencing following a motion at the governing body's Congress.
Nine people have been elected to the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Executive Committee, after a motion to expand the number of members-at-large was approved.
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Executive Board chairperson Pál Szekeres is set to remain in the post after being confirmed as standing unopposed for re-election.
The bidding window for major wheelchair fencing events due to be held between next year and 2024 has closed.
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing has published the list of the athletes who topped their respective classifications in 2019.
This year's International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Asian Championships in Thailand have been moved to April 22 to 27.
The Wheelchair Fencing European Championships have been pushed back by a year to 2021 and moved from Britain to Hungary in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Pisa to be cancelled.
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing have announced new dates for the Paralympic qualifiers that were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Denver were awarded the 1976 Winter Olympic Games ahead of Sion in Switzerland, Tempere in Finland and Vancouver in Canada at the International Olympic Committee Session in 1970. But in a Colorado referendum in November 1972, voters rejected funding for the event. It is the only time a city has been awarded the Olympics but pulled out. The IOC then offered the Games to Whistler in Canada, but they too declined owing to a change of Government following elections. Salt Lake City offered to host the Games, but the IOC, still reeling from the Denver rejection, declined and selected Innsbruck, the 1964 host city, as a replacement.
Commonwealth Games Federation - Sport Manager - London, United Kingdom
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) is the international governing body that oversees the quadrennial Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. The CGF is a small passionate team, wholeheartedly committed to its vision, mission and values. Based in our central London headquarters and reporting to the CGF’s Sports Director, this role will play a key role within the team, providing operational and strategic support across all areas of the sport programme, including bespoke projects and events.
Tributes from across sport have been paid following the death of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, at the age of 99. Philip Barker recalls the Prince's deep connection to sport and his influence on it.
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