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Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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Dates
  
4 Aug 2012 – 8 Aug 2012

Competitors
  
100

Venue
  
ExCeL London

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Location
  
ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom

Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in the ExCeL from 4 September to 8 September 2012.

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Classification

Fencers were given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows fencers to compete against others with a similar level of function. Fencing has two classes, A and B. Wheelchairs were anchored to the ground during competition.

Events

The five event types below were competed for both class A and class B, for a total of ten events.

  • Men's épée
  • Men's foil
  • Men's sabre
  • Women's épée
  • Women's foil
  • References

    Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Wikipedia