Chris Barrilleaux leaves his home once a week. Every Friday night, the 27-year-old has a half-hour fencing lesson. His mother, Julie Miller, prepares him for the outing. It takes her nearly 20 minutes ...

Descended from an ancient form of combat, fencing is a difficult enough sport while standing on two legs. Imagine dueling in a wheelchair. Welcome to the world of Curt Oswalt, a wounded warrior who ...

PARIS — The wheelchair fencing competition at the Paralympic Games is in full swing, taking place under the prestigious glass dome of the Grand Palais in the heart of Paris. Here is what you need to ...

Wheelchair fencing adapts traditional fencing for athletes with impairments affecting their motor function. Athletes compete in stationary wheelchairs fixed to the floor, relying solely on upper body ...

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 ...

Wheelchair fencing has announced a "fresh and dynamic new look" ahead of the 2025 season with a new name and logo to "help create the right conditions to expand the sport" from wheelchair fencing to ...

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 ...

Retired Sgt. 1st Class Patricia Dykes (right), better known as 'Mama T,' fences her opponent on Jan. 16, 2023 at the Wheelchair Fencing World Cup. (Jonathan Lehrfeld/Staff) As she lunged against her ...

SALEM, Ore. (The Statesman Journal)-- Chris Barrilleaux leaves his home once a week. Every Friday night, the 27-year-old has a half-hour fencing lesson. His mother, Julie Miller, prepares him for the ...