A slew of Paris 2024 medallists will make the journey to one of Italy’s most iconic cities aiming to end the year on a high, including two home athletes.

These include Edoardo Giordan, who makes his return after winning his first Paralympic medal in the men’s sabre category A.

Along with Beatrice Vio-Grandis and Matteo Betti, Giordan was one of three Italians to leave the French capital with a medal. Betti claimed silver in the men’s foil category A, to follow-on from epee bronze at London 2012, and will also line-up in Pisa.

The Pisa 2024 wheelchair fencing World Cup will be available to watch live here.

A series of wheelchair fencers claimed their place in the history books in Paris and are now targeting more World Cup medals in Pisa.

Hakan Akkaya became the first Turkish fencer to step onto the Paralympic podium two months ago. His bronze in the men’s epee category A matched his performance from the World Championships last year.

South Korea’s Hyo Kyeong Kwon is another history-maker who is not taking a rest.

Kwon became the first South Korean woman to win a Paralympic medal in the summer, taking silver in the women’s epee category A. Her podium finish crowned her country’s perfect return to the biggest stage of them all after a 12-year absence, and with an all-female team.

Kwon and the whole South Korean contingent are also looking forward to next season when they will host the 2025 World Championships in Iksan from 2-7 September.

Judith Rodriguez marked the growing strength and depth of women’s wheelchair fencing in the epee category A, with Spain’s return to the Paralympic top three after more than two decades.

The country’s last Paralympic medal in the women’s competition came at Barcelona 1992 courtesy of Gema Victoria Hassen Bey and Francisca Bazalo. Their last medal in either gender was won by Daniel Lamata at Sydney 2000.

Poland’s Kinga Drozdz put the ghosts of Tokyo 2020 to rest with silver in the women’s sabre category A at Paris 2024. Drozdz missed the podium three years ago after entering as one of the favourites, but has now cemented her position as one of the world’s top sabreists.

Joining Drozdz on the Paris Paralympic podium – and also making an appearance in Pisa – is Georgia’s Nina Tibilashvili. The ever-popular fencer now has two Paralympic medals to her name in the sabre – a silver and bronze.

Over in the team events, new competition formats will be trialled across weapons as the sport continues to stay fresh and relevant.

Mixed (open) events in the epee and foil will take place in Pisa, adding to the sabre trialled during the last seasons, offering male and female fencers the chance to join forces in different weapons. In addition, the mixed (open) events feature four bouts, making for an even quicker and exciting competition for athletes, spectators and broadcast.

Competition gets underway in Pisa on Thursday (7 November) with the men’s foil and women’s epee category A and B.

The 2024 wheelchair fencing World Cup will be followed by the 2024 Congress on Monday (11 November), offering countries the chance to receive progress updates from the wheelchair fencing Executive Board and World Abilitysport, and vote on motions submitted. Elections will also be held for a new Executive Board.