The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) is an international sports organization that governs sports for wheelchair users and amputees.

IWAS was formed in 2005 by a merger of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF) and the International Sports Federation of the Disabled (ISOD). IWAS is headquartered in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain. Stoke Mandeville is a village to the south of Aylesbury in the county of Buckinghamshire. ...

IWAS is the international governing body for wheelchair fencing and wheelchair rugby. IWAS also governs other sport competitions for wheelchair users and amputees, including athletics (track and field), cue sports, and lawn bowls. Fencing advertisement for the 1900 Summer Olympic Games This article is about the sport, which is distinguished from stage fencing and academic fencing (mensur). ... Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair rugby is a team sport for athletes with a disability. ... A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... Billiards is a family of games played on a table with a stick, known as a cue stick, which is used to strike balls, moving them around the table. ... Men playing bowls Bowls (or Lawn Bowls) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack) than ones opponent is able to do. ...

External links

• International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation