The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) is an international
sports
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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
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in
Buckinghamshire
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. It is the international governing body for the
Paralympic
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 impaire ...
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 o ...
as well as the developing sport of
Power hockey. 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 impaire ...
and followed the vision of their creator and founder,
Sir Ludwig Guttmann.
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
See also
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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 ...
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/
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