Paralympian Chris Holmes Visit
Nine-time Paralympics gold medal winner and Director of Paralympics Integration Chris Holmes, visited Newcastle University on Monday, 14 March 2011, to present an Inspire mark to a project inspired by London 2012.
The University, together with Newcastle Fencing Club have organised a series of wheelchair fencing sessions throughout Tyne and Wear to raise awareness of the sport. Iain Aberdeen, Director of Fencing at Newcastle University stated that ‘this is the latest in a series of collaborative events between Newcastle University Fencing and Newcastle Fencing Club. The wheelchair fencing campaign will use the power of Olympic and Paralympics games to inspire the next generation of fencers in the North East’.
The visit concluded with a live demonstration of wheelchair fencing led by Olwyn Fitzgerald the reigning GB Wheelchair Women’s Epee Fencer.
published on: 24th March 2011
