The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) is an international

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organisation that governs sports for athletes with physical impairments. IWAS is a registered charity with its headquarters located at Aylesbury College in

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. It is the international governing body for the

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sport of

wheelchair fencing 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 ...

as well as the developing sport of

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. IWAS has over 60 member nations and it provides support for sporting opportunities across the world. IWAS acts as a multi-sport competition organiser for the

IWAS World Games The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) World Games (or IWAS World Games) are a multi-sport competition for athletes with a disability, which were the forerunner of the Paralympic Games. The competition has been formerly known as t ...

and IWAS Under 23 World Games.

History

The International Stoke Mandeville Games were the forerunner of the

Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaired ...

and followed the vision of their creator and founder,

Sir Ludwig Guttmann Sir Ludwig Guttmann (3 July 1899 – 18 March 1980) was a German-British neurologist who established the Stoke Mandeville Games, the sporting event for people with disabilities (PWD) that evolved in England into the Paralympic Games. A Jewish ...

. IWAS was formed in 2005 following a merger of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF) (which was formerly known as the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF)) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD). ISOD had been founded by the International War Veterans Association in 1964. In 2021 IWAS's Wheelchair Fencing Athletes' Council identified international representatives for a new ''Gender Equity Commission''.

Sports

Athletics Fencing

IWAS World Games Programme

The IWAS Games are held annually in different nations around the world and host they hundreds of athletes competing in a differing range of sports including Athletics, Swimming, Table Tennis, Wheelchair Fencing, Para Taekwondo and Archery. The Games offer the athletes of the 65+ IWAS Member Nations opportunities in the Paralympic movement.

IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships

*IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships, Eger (HUN) 2015 *IWAS World Championships, Budapest (HUN) 2013 *IWAS World Championships, Catania 2011 *IWAS World Championships, Paris 2010 *IWAS World Championships, Budapest (HUN) 2006 Torino Italy This bond has been strengthened by the opportunities presented by Organising Committees to create combined FIE/IWAS World Championship situations, such as the World Championships in Torino Italy (2006) and the forthcoming World Championships in Paris, France (2010) U23 and U17 World Championships (NED) 7-11 October 2016 IWAS Under 23 Wheelchair Fencing World Championships, Sharjah (UAE) IWAS Under 17 Wheelchair Fencing World Championships, Sharjah (UAE) 2015 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing U23 Championships, Warsaw (POL) IWAS Wheelchair Fencing U17 Championships, Warsaw (POL)2014 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Junior Competitions (POL)2013

References

External links

* https://www.paralympic.org/news/fie-iwas-extend-agreement * http://www.iwasf.com/iwasf/index.cfm/iwas-news1/results-summary-iwas-wheelchair-fencing-world-cup1/ * http://www.iwasf.com/iwasf/index.cfm/sports/iwas-wheelchair-fencing/ * http://www.iwasf.com/iwasf/index.cfm/sports/iwas-wheelchair-fencing/competitions1/ * http://www.iwasf.com/iwasf/index.cfm/sports/iwas-wheelchair-fencing/history1/ * {{International Sports Federations Parasports organizations Amputee organizations Paralympic Games Wheelchair sports Sport in Buckinghamshire Charities based in Buckinghamshire Sports organizations established in 2005 2005 establishments in the United Kingdom International organisations based in the United Kingdom International sports organizations

History

Sports

IWAS World Games Programme

IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Championships

See also

References

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