Wheelchair fencing

Romain Noble (L) v Tian Jianquan (R) in the final of the épée A event in the 2013 World Fencing Championships

Wheelchair fencing is a version of fencing for athletes with a disability. Wheelchair fencing is governed by the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation that is a federation of the International Paralympic Committee, and is one of the sports in the Summer Paralympic Games. The Paralympic games take place every 4 years in different countries.

Classification

• class A (athletes with full trunk movement and good balance)
• class B (athletes with no leg movement and impaired trunk and balance functions)
• class C (athletes with a disability in all four limbs, not included in the Paralympic games program)

Events

World Championships

Edition	Year	Host	Dates
1	2010	Paris	12 - 20 November
2	2011	Catania	8 - 15 October
3	2013	Budapest	7 - 12 August
4	2015	Eger	17 -24 September
5	2017	Rome	6 -12 November
6	2019	Cheongju	17 - 23 September

European Championships

Edition	Year	Host	Dates
1	2011	Sheffield	13 - 19 July
2	2014	Strasbourg	7 - 12 June
3	2016	Casale Monferrato	17 - 22 May
4	2018	Terni	17 - 23 September

See also

• Paralympic sport
• Wheelchair fencing at the Summer Paralympics

External links

• IWAS Wheelchair Fencing
• Wheelchair Fencing on International Paralympic Committee website
• Wheelchair fencing at the Paralympics