Bebe Vio, Tan Shumei, and Feng Yanke return to wheelchair fencing on September 3, promising thrilling encounters.
Wheelchair fencers participate in épée, foil, and sabre events A and B, as well as men's and women's épée and foil team events for 16 gold medals.
Sabre and épée fencers can hit anyplace above the waist, but foil fencers can only hit the trunk.
Rome hosted the first event in 1960, and Italy dominated the sport until 1972.
China excelled in Tokyo 2020, capturing 11 of 16 gold medals, and hopes to repeat the feat in Paris.
In Tokyo, Tan Shumei won individual, team, and individual épée gold, while Feng Yanke won foil and sabre gold.
Feng wants to prove his versatility and tenacity.
Fencing originated in Europe, so China started late, added Feng.We're learning from other countries to catch up and outperform them. This is our objective.