INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR FENCING COMMITTEE

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INTERNATIONAL WHEELCHAIR FENCING COMMITTEE

• PRESENTATION

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I.W.F.C. Members

• M.VASSALLO,Alberto ESP Chairman
• DICKINSON, Brian GBR General Secretary
• AHARONI, Sasson ISR
• BESSEICHE,Serge FRA
• BOULARD, Vicki USA
• LOI, Vittorio ITA
• TAI, Nelson HKG Appointed member
• TAWFIQ ESSA, Alowni KUW

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TARGETS of the IWFC

• To develop the practice of Wheelchair Fencing
• To develop a circuit of official competitions
• To establish an International Ranking List to
  determine qualification criterias

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CATEGORIES

• MINIMAL HANDICAP
• Disability of lower limb comparable to a
  below-knee amputation
• Category A Functional Classes 3 and 4
• Category B Functional Class 2
• Category C Functional Classes 1a and 1b

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SYDNEY 2000
18 Countries 84 Fencers 10 Individual Gold
Medals 5 Team Gold Medals
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SYDNEY 2000
Gold Silver
Bronze TOTAL POLAND 7 4
11 FRANCE 4 2
4 10 HONG KONG China 4 2 2
8 GERMANY 5 3
8 HUNGARY 1
3 4 ITALY 1 2
3 SPAIN
1 1 ----- -----
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WHEELCHAIR FENCING around the WORLD
WHEELCHAIR FENCING around the WORLD

• EUROPEAN area
• BELGIUM BEL
• CZECH REPUBLIC CZE
• DENMARK DEN
• SPAIN ESP
• FRANCE FRA
• GREAT BRITAIN GBR
• GERMANY GER
• HUNGARY HUN
• ISRAEL ISR
• ITALY ITA
• NETHERLANDS NDE
• POLAND POL
• SWITZERLAND SUI
• UKRAINE UKR

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WHEELCHAIR FENCING around the WORLD
WHEELCHAIR FENCING around the WORLD

• ASIAN area
• AUSTRALIA AUS
• CHINA CHN
• HONG KONG HKG
• JAPAN JPN
• KOREA KOR
• KUWAIT KUW
• MALAYSIA MAS
• NEW ZEALAND NZL
• THAILAND THA

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WHEELCHAIR FENCING around the WORLD

• AMERICAN area
• ARGENTINA ARG
• BRAZIL BRA
• CANADA CAN
• CHILE CHI
• MEXICO MEX
• UNITED STATES USA

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OFFICIAL CALENDAR 2004

• WORLD CUP EVENTS
• Madrid ESP 5-7 March 2004
• Lonato ITA 21-23 May 2004
• Warsaw POL 16-18 July 2004
• Budapest HUN 19-21 November 2004
• PARALYMPIC GAMES
• ATHENS GRE 17-28 September 2004

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DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2003-2006

• At a sporting level
• At a technical level
• At an administrative level

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At sporting level

• Developing International Calendar (Two year
  planning)
• World Championships
• Regional Championships
• World Cup Circuit
• International competitions for Juniors
• Regional Championships for Juniors
• World Championships for Juniors
• International promotional meetings

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At a technical level

• The development of standard Rules and Regulations
• The establishment of new classifications for
  standing athlets
• The creation of Rules for competitions specific
  for standing athlets
• Training of new Classifiers at an International
  level specific for fencing
• The development of necessary protocols for the
  approval of sports equipment specific for our
  sport
• Training of Coachs and International Referees
• To create a group of International Referees
  that are valued professionally

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At an administrative level

• The creation of an international sports licence
• The development of operationals regulations of
  the INTERNATIONAL DISABLED FENCING COMMISSION
• The development of agreements with International
  Fencing Federation (Olympic Federation)
• Create a professional administrative secretariat.

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At an administrative level (2)

• To open the doors for our sport to becoming
  autonomus by reaching agreements with the ISMWSF
  or with the new International Organization
• The drafting and legalization of our own statutes
• Create the INTERNATIONAL DISABLED FENCING
  FEDERATION

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Fundamental Things

• All Disabled Sports Organizations must recognize
  our movement and collaborate.
• Just as fundamental is the financing of the new
  International Federation.

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Fundamental Things

• For this the IWFC will create a Marketing and
  Financing Sub-commission to obtain the necessary
  resources
• Fees of the affiliated countries
• Annual fees of the international athlets
• Fees of the Organizers of international
  competitions
• Signing of sponsoring agreements with companies
  linked to our sport and disabled sports in
  general
• Publicity rights for official competitions
• Official homologations of all sports equipment
  specific to our sport
• Subsidies from International Organizations
• Publicity rights for the official web site of our
  sport

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http//www.iwfencing.com

• Information

Thank you for your attention