Wheelchair fencing is celebrating a fresh and dynamic new look as it re-brands to ‘World Para Fencing’ from 2025. The new name reflects the wide spectrum of people with disabilities who are practicing ...
The wheelchair fencing competition will be held from Tuesday, Sept. 3 to Saturday, Sept. 7 during the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. Athletes’ wheelchairs remain in a fixed position. Fencers cannot move ...
Dr Ed Elias from the University of Bath hopes his invention will help more people get into wheelchair fencing An affordable wooden seat aimed at making wheelchair fencing more accessible is a ...
An affordable wooden seat aimed at making wheelchair fencing more accessible is a "gamechanger", sport experts have said. The SwordSeat - created by engineers at the University of Bath - is a six ...
The big picture: Wheelchair fencing, also called parafencing, has been around since the 1960s, but it's gaining steam in the U.S, with USA Fencing hoping to expand its program before the L.A ...
Barely 16 years old, Catherine “Cat” Bouwkamp is the top-ranked female wheelchair fencer in the United States in all three blades of fencing: foil, epee, and sabre. She is currently the only ...
The Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT) will showcase eight athletes from six countries who will compete in the following sports: Para athletics, Para powerlifting, Para table tennis, Para taekwondo, Para ...