WHEELCHAIR FENCING NEWS

Ones to watch for wheelchair fencing
Tokyo 2020 will see the addition of the women’s sabre category A and B, bringing the number of medal events to 16 across men’s and women’s individual and team foil, epee and sabre

10 things to know about wheelchair fencing
The sport adapted by Sir Ludwig Guttmann more than 65 years ago continues to evolve

IPC podcast: Bebe Vio on defiance
Paralympic wheelchair fencing champion is the final guest of the podcast's series

Lambertini aims to ‘eliminate differences’ by building unique prostheses
Wheelchair fencer Emanuele Lambertini is pretty keen on grabbing gold at Tokyo 2020 but the automation engineering student is equally focused on changing the world of prosthetics for ever

A journey from despair to a life full of hope
How positive choices and a chance phone call from Georgia’s NPC set Irma Khetsuriani on the path to becoming a champion athlete

Memories keep Guissone motivated
There is light at the end of the tunnel for Guissone with all the original outstanding qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics being reinstated

Top moments in wheelchair fencing
Standout moments from Rio 2016 to Barcelona 1992

Welcome to wheelchair fencing
Athletes battle on a “piste” and earn points when their weapon touches their opponent

France’s Valet enjoys family time
Maxime Valet was on a upward progression with top finishes at the previous World Cups. But even with the postponement, he is enjoying more time with his baby girl.

Campbell-Hill ‘shields’ healthcare workers from COVID-19
Retired British Para athlete’s AerosolShield provides extra protection for medical staff and even families from coronavirus

Drozdz ready to capitalise at World Cup
Polish sabre specialist is a new face to get to know ahead of the 2020 World Cup opener in Eger, Hungary

China dominate World Cup in Amsterdam
Shumei Tan reaches fantastic five as first World Cup of the 2019-2020 season gets underway

New season kicks off in Amesterdam
Competition follows the 2019 World Championships in Cheongju, South Korea

Krajnyak keen to end Paralympic gold draught
'At Tokyo2020 I want to show the best of myself, I want to win,' says Hungarian wheelchair fencer

Cheongju 2019: Tokyo bound Jana wants to end in LA
‘It’s difficult to combine motherhood and a sports career sometimes, but I've got a lot of support from my family’

Cheongju 2019: Setback no worry for Ammar Ali
Rio 2016 silver medallist has different perspective about missing podium at World Championships

Cheongju 2019: Russia, China sign off with golds
China tops the medal tally as women's sabre team overcomes Georgia

Cheongju 2019: Hungary clinch gold
Zsuzsanna Krajnyak, Gyongi Dani and Eva Andrea Hajmasi put the ghosts of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games final to rest

Cheongju 2019: China take epee and foil team titles
Individual Paralympic title-holder Xufeng Zou pulled her team away to take the World Championship gold for China

Russia’s Kurzin long wait comes to an end
Russian wheelchair fencer storms to gold in South Korea competing at his sixth World Championships