PARIS (AP) — The wheelchair fencing competition at the Paralympic Games is in full swing, taking place under the prestigious ...

Also, their fencing arm is fully functional. Fencers in this sport class have lower limb deficiency or paraplegia, for example. Not all of fencers in this category use a wheelchair in their daily ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Did you know? Wheelchair fencing was part of the first Paralympic Games in Rome, but only Italy competed, so they won all the medals!

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 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 ...

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 ...