Russia won both the women's team foil and men's team épée gold medals at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Warsaw in Poland.
Home star Kinga Dróżdż claimed the gold medal in the women's individual épée on the third day of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Warsaw in Poland.
Foil competition filled the programme on day two of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Warsaw, with Russia winning three titles and Ukraine two.
Ukraine won two golds on the opening day of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Warsaw - the final major competition before the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Freshly established gold medallists from the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Category C and Team Sabre World Championships that concluded in Warsaw yesterday will be back in action at the IWAS World Cup that starts tomorrow at the same venue.
Ukraine and Georgia claimed the respective men’s and women’s team sabre titles at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Polish capital Warsaw.
Rio 2016 silver medallist Piers Gilliver is one of the four wheelchair fencers selected to represent Britain at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Scientists carrying out research to create an evidence-based sports classification system for wheelchair fencing have published the findings of their first study.
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) has moved its Asian, Americas and European Wheelchair Fencing Championships to December because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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