2023 World Cup Thailand (World Abilitysport Games)

For each individual event:
Minimum six fencers from four World Abilitysport countries are needed to be an official event.
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.

Referee qualification:

International referee license is required

IWAS A/B/ (P)

Referees must be provided based on the total number of athletes per tournament.

The referees activity is not paid by the organizer.

Entries to: https://iwas.ophardt.online/
until Oct 29, 2023, 9:00:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time only by: National federation
Cancel until Oct 29, 2023, 9:00:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time
E-Mail: wheelchairfencing@iwasf.com ; games@worldabilitysport.org AND worldabilitysportgames.tha@gmail.com

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.

WORLD ABILITYSPORT GAMES
The Wheelchair Fencing World Cup is is part of the World Abilitysport Games in Nakhon Ratchasima.

Please visit the following website for information about the World Abilitysport Games:
https://worldabilitysport.org/world-abilitysport-games/world-abilitysport-games-2023/


ENTRY PROCESS
Parallel to the entry in the Ophardt system, entries for all participants (athletes, referees, coaches, team officials, ...) must be managed on the World Abilitysport - Sport Management System(WA-SMS) by World Abilitysport Members.

Link to the Sports Management System (WA-SMS):
https://db.ipc-services.org/wa-sms/

Organisations in membership with International Federations of sports on the Games programme are permitted to enter with the authorisation of the World Abilitysport Member in the country.

If entries are not being made by the whole national team for other sports and will be entered by the Wheelchair Fencing Association, please send an email to
games@worldabilitysport.org to make an account and provide the following details:

Full Name:
Email Address:
Organisation:
Job Title:
Nationality and Country Representation:

An account will then be created on WA-SMS.

Under no circumstance will entries received via email or communicated outside of the WA-SMS, be accepted.


REGISTRATION FEE

Registration Fee / Accreditation Fee (this fee inludes all event entries): £200.00

The Registration Fee is payable to World Abilitysport.

National Westminster Bank PLC., PO Box 54, 22 Market Square, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20 1TR, UK
ACCOUNT NAME: WORLD ABILITYSPORT
ACCOUNT NO: 07475365
SORT CODE: 60 01 31
SWIFT CODE: nwbkgb2L
IBAN: GB85NWBK60013107475365

Reference must be: 2023 *COUNTRY NAME* WF


ACCOMMODATION
Information on accommodation, etc. you will find in the "Entry Information Pack":
https://worldabilitysport.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2023-World-Abilitysport-Entry-Information-Pack-2.pdf

Hotels will be allocated on a first pay first serve basis.


DEADLINES
Please adhere to the following deadline dates to ensure a smooth entry process for all:

ENTRIES BY NAME OPEN - Monday 4 September 2023
ENTRIES BY NAME CLOSED - Friday 20 October 2023

PAYMENT DEADLINE - Friday 20 October 2023

TRAVEL CONFIRMATION - Friday 3 November 2023

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.