World Cup brings medals

Wheelchair fencers based at the University of Bath won four gold medals and a silver during another hugely-impressive weekend at the IWASF Leaning Tower World Cup in Pisa, Italy.

Dimitri Coutya topped the podium in every event he contested, dominating both the Category B epee and foil competitions before joining forces with training partners Piers Gilliver, Oliver Lamwatson and Joshua Waddell to win the men’s team foil title.

Paralympic Champion Gilliver also claimed gold in the Category A epee and silver in the sabre, narrowly losing out 15-11 in a wellcontested final.

The EIS World-class Wheelchair Fencing programme, coached by Peter Rome, is based at the Team Bath Sports Training Village and its athletes have won a multitude of medals in recent years including gold at the Paralympic Games and back-to-back World Championships.

Visit teambath.com/fencing to find out more about the programme which is offered by the university.