International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing is set to change its name to World Para Fencing following a motion at the governing body's Congress.
Nine people have been elected to the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Executive Committee, after a motion to expand the number of members-at-large was approved.
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Executive Board chairperson Pál Szekeres is set to remain in the post after being confirmed as standing unopposed for re-election.
The bidding window for major wheelchair fencing events due to be held between next year and 2024 has closed.
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing has published the list of the athletes who topped their respective classifications in 2019.
This year's International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing Asian Championships in Thailand have been moved to April 22 to 27.
The Wheelchair Fencing European Championships have been pushed back by a year to 2021 and moved from Britain to Hungary in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Pisa to be cancelled.
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing have announced new dates for the Paralympic qualifiers that were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paralympic wheelchair fencing gold medallist Bebe Vio has taken part in a virtual clinic for Italian television.
The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) has announced the postponement of three wheelchair fencing events in Poland.
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) Wheelchair Fencing has moved its World Championships from 2021 to 2022 as it seeks to find space to hold cancelled events.
Jamaica has created do-it-yourself wheelchair fencing frames to aid their team towards international competitions in the future, with a higher level of training.
International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) President Rudi van den Abbeele has backed the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and said the body would work hard to ensure the rescheduled event is a success.
Wheelchair fencing was showcased as part of an event in Costa Rica which saw scholarships and grants delivered to national athletes.
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