2018 American Championships

For each individual event:
The minimum of six fencers from four World Abilitysport countries for Zonal competitions Europe.
The minimum of four fencers from three World Abilitysport countries for Zonal competitions outside of Europe.
A fencer without an official international classification is not allowed to participate in an World Para Fencing competition.
The placing of competitors within each category is strictly according to the decision of the official classifiers authorities who have examined and classified each competitor before the competition.

Referees must be provided based on the total entries per day.

The required number of qualified referees must be entered into the inscription system before athletes can be added to the competition.

The referees activity is paid by the organizer.

The referees of the delegations must always attend the Competitions, Tournaments or Championships from the beginning until the end of the last bout/match of the competiton. A penalty fee will be applied if they arrive too late or leave too early.

Entries to: https://iwas.ophardt.online/
until Aug 14, 2018, 10:59:00 PM British Summer Time only by: National federation
Cancel until Aug 14, 2018, 10:59:00 PM British Summer Time
E-Mail: lynnseguin@shaw.ca

According to World Para Fencing rules.

According to World Abilitysport and World Para Fencing rules.

World Abilitysport retains the right to conduct random Anti-Doping testing at any World Para Fencing competition.

According to World Para Fencing rules.

Latest submission of equipment to equipment control latest 30min before the closing time.

All athletes, coaches and team staff members are invited to a wine & cheese night on September 13th. This wine & cheese night will take place at the Travelodge (host hotel) between the hours of 6-8pm in the dinning room at the competition site. There will be a few speeches from our host organization and local government officials.

The Technical meeting will be help in the same room starting at 8pm.

Meals, hotel and transit provided in entry fee.

FINAL SCHEDULE
Sept 13th: Arrival of Teams, Classifications, Delegation meeting
Sept 14th: 9:00 Sabre Men Category A & B – 13:00 Epee Women Category A & B
Sept 15th: 9:00 Foil Women Category A & B – 13:00 Epee Men Category A & B
16:00 Epee Men Team
Sept 16th: 9:00 Foil Men Category A & B – 13:00 Sabre Women Category A & B
16:00 Sabre Women's Team

The World Abilitysport Registration Fee (50 GBP per person), a possible Late Entry Surcharge (150 GBP per person after the entry deadline and until 3 days before the competition, 250 GBP until the head of delegation meeting), the fine for missing referees (1.500 GBP per missing referee before and 2.000 GBP after the entry deadline) and possible other fines must be paid directly to World Para Fencing.

Please note that all fees and penalties payable to World Para Fencing will be invoiced AFTER THE COMPETITION.


START TIMES

The start times of individual and team events may be subject to change to another time on the same day after the final entry deadline, when the entry numbers of athletes and teams are known.