2025 World Cup Brazil

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

The referees activity is not 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 Jan 9, 2025, 11:59:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time only by: National federation
Cancel until Jan 9, 2025, 11:59:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time
E-Mail: wheelchairfencing@iwasf.com AND inscricao@cbesgrima.org.br

According to WF rules.

According to WF rules.

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

According to WF rules.

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

CLASSIFICATION

If any Male Category A athletes, do not upload MDF, Athlete Consent Form, and the supporting medical documentation onto the World Abilitysport - Sports Management System (WA-SMS) by 9 JANUARY 2025, for Athlete Reassessment, they will be ineligible to compete at the World Cup.

If any Male Category A athlete was reassessed in Pisa, Italy in November 2024, they do not need to be seen again and are eligible to compete.

We encourage all Nations to upload all Female Category A athlete's MDF, Athlete Consent Form, and the supporting medical documentation onto the World Abilitysport - Sports Management System (WA-SMS), as some Female Category A athletes will be seen in Sao Paulo, Brazil at this 2025 Wheelchair Fencing World Cup.”

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


Neutral Para Athletes (NPA)

As payment in lieu of the obligation to provide referees, a fee of 150 GBP will be charged per Neutral Para Athlete (NPA) entered, per competition entered (see "Neutral Athlete and Support Personnel Regulations" from 28 March 2024).


VISA

Please check at the following link if you need a visa to enter Brazil:
https://www.gov.br/mre/pt-br/assuntos/portal-consular/vistos/QGRVsimplesing04JUN241.pdf

If you need to apply, please send us an email to inscricao@cbesgrima.org.br with the following information:
- full name as in passport
- nationality
- function in the team
- passport number
- passport expiry date
- copy of passport
- date of birth
- city of visa application



ENTRIES AND REGISTRATION

All entries for athletes, referees, coaches and staff has to be done via the Ophardt system:
https://iwas.ophardt.online/

DEADLINE: 9 JANUARY 2025 (23:59h GMT)

Registration of the whole team (accreditations, accommodation packages, all travel details etc.) has to be done also by mail to inscricao@cbesgrima.org.br by sending the official entry form. Please download organizer's Excel file at the following link:
https://cbesgrima.org.br/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2025-IwasWC-Entry-Form.xlsx

The data from the entry form and Ophardt system must be consistent and current. It is responsibility of national federations to inform World Abilitysport and LOC about any changes and keep all data up-to-date.


ACCREDITATION PAYMENT
Accreditation fees must be paid directly to the LOC office at the venue before the competition, by credit card or cash, or along with the accommodation invoices, if requested by the delegation.


INSURANCE

All members of attending delegations should insure themselves in case of accidents, injuries or illness. The organizer will not accept any responsibility or financial loss or any other responsibility incurred by any of the participants whatsoever.


DELEGATION MEETING

Will be held in the Paralympic Center.


IMPORTANT NOTE

In Brazil, moral and sexual harassment, prejudice and discrimination based on religion, race, gender or sexual orientation is a crime.

Any situation that occurs in the competition will be reported to the police authorities.

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 Abilitysport WF.

Please note that all fees and penalties payable to WF 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.