Venue ExCeL Competitors 16 from 10 nations | Dates 4 September 2012 Start date September 4, 2012 | |
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The men's individual foil A at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London took place on 4 September 2012 at ExCeL Exhibition Centre. This class is for athletes who have good trunk control and their fencing arm is not affected by their impairment.
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Schedule
All times are British Summer Time
Competition format
The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.
During a qualification round-robin, bouts lasted a maximum of three minutes, or until one athlete had scored five hits. There was then a knockout phase, in which bouts lasted a maximum of nine minutes (three periods of three minutes), or until one athlete had scored 15 hits.
References
Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's foil A Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA