Russia and Ukraine each scooped gold on the final day of action at the Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Eger, triumphing in the respective men's sabre and women's epee events.
France continued their superb form in the team events on the fifth day of action at the Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Eger, Hungary, edging Poland for men's epee gold.
Russia enjoyed a golden double on a day of individual foil action at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Championships in Eger, with Alexander Lugotenko and Ksenia Ovsyannikova claiming the corresponding male and female titles.
China’s Xu Feng Zou continued her superb form at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Championships by adding a second gold medal to her collection.
China dominated day two of the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championship by claiming three out of the four titles on offer in Eger, Hungary, today.
China’s Xu Feng Zou emerged as the shock winner of the women’s category A epee event at the 2015 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Championships after beating the defending champion Jing Rong in Eger, Hungary.
USA Fencing has selected five athletes for the upcoming Wheelchair World Championships due to take place in Egers in Hungary next month.
A collaboration agreement has been signed by the International Fencing Federation (FIE) and the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) to help develop wheelchair fencing.
Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been chosen to host the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Under-23 and Under-17 World Championships, it has been announced.
Italian Beatrice Vio secured her fourth straight major title with gold at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup on home soil at Pisa.
Brazil dominated the Wheelchair Fencing Americas Championships in Montreal, triumphing in six of the seven events.
Germany's Simone Briese-Baetke claimed her eighth title of a remarkable year in the women's category B epee event at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Fencing Grand Prix in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong will be gunning for gold when the wheelchair fencing competition begins at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games, but Paralympic champion Chan Yui Chong is expecting stiff competition.
Great Britain's wheelchair fencers have recorded their best ever medal haul at a World Cup event after securing a silver and two bronze in Lonato, Italy.
April 29 - British wheelchair fencing and wheelchair basketball legend Cyril Thomas has died at the age of 86.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
The City of Liverpool is host to the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2022.
The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships is the property of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) which is the governing body of Gymnastics worldwide. The Championships represent the pinnacle of elite gymnastics competition, attracting a substantial worldwide broadcast audience. WGC2022 is looking to engage an individual or agency to deliver the commercial sales process and maximise commercial opportunities for the event.
Almost 35 years after losing out to Barcelona for the 1992 Olympics, Brisbane is poised to stage the Games in 2032. Philip Barker reports on the long history of Australian Olympic bids, with the country still one of only two in the Southern Hemisphere to have hosted the Games.
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