Rio 2016 champion Andrei Pranevich of Belarus was victorious in the men's épée category B competition at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Eger today.
Hungary's Amarilla Veres claimed a memorable victory in the women's epée category A competition at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in front of a home crowd today.
Wheelchair fencing star Beatrice Vio has been named Italian of the Year by Catholic weekly magazine Famiglia Cristiana.
Pál Szekeres, the first athlete to win medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games, has been elected chairman of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Executive Board.
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) has released the calendar for its 2017 Wheelchair Fencing World Cup season, including event being held in the United States for the first time,
Beatrice Vio has been chosen to attend the final state dinner hosted by Barack Obama at the White House today as the American President welcomes Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Russia’s Maxim Shaburov secured his second gold medal of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Under-17 and Under-23 Wheelchair Fencing World Championships on the final day in Stadskanaal in The Netherlands.
Alena Evdokimova won an all-Russian affair as she beat Anna Klimenkova to win the gold medal in the women’s under-23 épée competition at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Under-17 and Under-23 Wheelchair Fencing World Championships.
Italy’s Emanuele Lambertini secured his second gold medal on day two of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Under-17 and Under-23 Wheelchair Fencing World Championships at the Pagecentrum in Stadskanaal in The Netherlands.
Italian Emanuele Lambertini won the first gold medal of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) under-17 and under-23 Wheelchair Fencing World Championships at the Pagecentrum in Stadskanaal in The Netherlands.
China brought the curtain down on wheelchair fencing events at the Paralympic Games in style as they clinched another two gold medals by winning the men's and women's team foil competitions at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro today.
World champions France won the Paralympic men’s épée team title on a virtual coin toss with nothing to separate them and China after added time of the final at Carioca Arena 3 here.
Italy's wheelchair fencer Beatrice Vio finally got her hands on the title she so desperately craved as she reigned supreme in the women's individual foil category B event to clinch her maiden Paralympic gold medal at the Carioca Arena 3 in Rio de Janeiro today.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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