Dates 6 September | Competitors 15 from 9 nations | |
Venue ExCeL Exhibition Centre |
The men's sabre A wheelchair fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held on 6 September at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
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 inutes, 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.
The event was won by Chen Yijun, representing China.
References
Wheelchair fencing at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Men's sabre A Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA