Athletes and spectators converged on Leesburg, Va., this weekend for the International Wheelchair Fencing World Cup.
Fencing has a long history, mainly in Europe, and many athletes call it a sport of royalty that evolved from medieval warfare. Wheelchair fencing started in the 1950s and was seen as a way to encourage veterans who’d returned from war with lost limbs or other mobility issues to play sports. It was first played in theOriginally, parafencing athletes used heavy wheelchairs and couldn’t move much. Someone had to crouch behind the fencer’s wheelchair and hang on to the wheels so it wouldn’t tip.
“It’s a martial art that requires body, mind and spirit,” she said. “We’re just locked in with wheels.” months of intense workouts and practicing bouts. Many parafencers also try to get sponsors to help defer the costs.— often when they were in rehabilitation centers or physical therapy at a facility.
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