Where There’s a Wheel There’s a Way
The sport of Wheelchair Fencing is an official Paralympic sport and was contested at the Rome Paralympics in 1960. At it’s core, wheelchair fencing is a branch of the sport that has been modified to allow participation by individuals who have lost limbs, suffered traumatic brain injuries, have cerebral palsy, or any other medical condition that prevents them from fencing on their feet.
2010 New York Fencing World Cup Schedule
The final schedule for the 2010 NYC World Cup has been posted. This weekend (June 18th through June 20th) NYC will be the host to world cup events in Men’s Sabre, Women’s Sabre, and Women’s Foil. Preliminaries in the sabre events start on Friday with the elimination rounds (top 64) of sabre on Saturday.
US Women’s Sabre strong in Cuba
US women took 4 of the 5 top spots at the Havana women’s sabre world cup as Emily Jacobson came in second to Aleksandra Socha (POL).
Vezzali wins Cuba Women’s Foil
Valentina Vezzali (ITA) defeated Errigo (ITA) in the finals to win the women’s foil world cup in Havana, Cuba.
Jeff Spear Named as ESPN Academic All-America
Senior fencer Jeff Spear of Columbia is the 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America of the Year in the Men’s At-Large Program, announced on Tuesday morning. Spear is a three-time All-American who also earned first team All-Ivy League honors three times.