IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup 2022 ‘Kiliński’s Saber’ has been officially organised and put in the World Cup calendar since 2001. These are twenty years of great history and touching memories, spectacular victories and surprising decisions, celebrated together in an atmosphere of friendship, mutual respect and admiration for the craftsmanship and effort of disabled masters of fencing. This year, the winner of the competitions is our Polish fencer Kinga Dróżdż! But there are more victories of Poland and Castro, Dąbrowski and Pluta went home with medals!
From 4 to 7 July, the Airport Hotel Okęcie in the southwest part of Warsaw was the host of the competitions in which 180 competitors from 25 countries will duel for the ‘Kiliński’s Saber’.
Check a short video about the ‘Kiliński’s Saber’ tournament below:
In the final of the A category, Kinga Dróżdż beat the British representant Gemma Collis-McCann with the score 15:11 and won the Kiliński’s Saber!
?Kinga Dróżdż zwycięża w Pucharze Świata w Warszawie!
?W finale szabli kategorii A pokonuje Brytyjkę Collis 15:11 – i zdobywa Szablę Kilińskiego!?Kinga, gratulujemy! ???@funduszpfron @Niepe_pl @SPORT_GOV_PL @Polsport @LOTPLAirlines pic.twitter.com/2ESa4aG5Ie
— Polski Komitet Paraolimpijski (@Paralympic_PL) July 7, 2022
Kinga Dróżdż zwycięża szablę A #szablakilińskiego @Niepe_pl @Paralympic_PL pic.twitter.com/bWo5rQj5QI
— Ilona Berezowska (@BerezowskaIlona) July 7, 2022
In addition, Poles won 3 medals in B category too!
1st place for Adrian Castro
2nd place for Michał Dąbrowski
3rd place ex aequo Grzegorz Pluta and Shah Rashid from Great Britain
??Polskie podium paraszermierczego Pucharu Świata w Warszawie w szabli kat. B!
?Zwycięża Adrian Castro!
?Srebro dla Michała Dąbrowskiego!
?Brąz dzielą Grzegorz Pluta i Brytyjczyk Shah Rashid! #KibicujemyParaolimpijczykom @SPORT_GOV_PL @funduszpfron @Niepe_pl @Polsport pic.twitter.com/p6jeYuNyo4— Polski Komitet Paraolimpijski (@Paralympic_PL) July 7, 2022
Adrian Castro zdobywcą Szabli Kilińskiego w szabli B #szablakilińskiego pic.twitter.com/2H9ClDocOO
— Ilona Berezowska (@BerezowskaIlona) July 7, 2022
Congratulations!
A livestream from the competitions is available below: