Beatrice Vio
Italian Paralympic fencing champion and activist
Italian Paralympic fencing champion and activist
Fencer Helen Smith is a triple Olympian, Commonwealth champion and nine times Australian champion. She was the first Australian woman to become a qualified Fencing Master at Arms and has coached community-based fencing for over 30 years.
A world-class fencer, Ibtihaj Muhammad made history as the first American to wear a hijab in Olympic competition at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro. An entrepreneur and advocate for Muslim and African American women in sports, Muhammad inspires others to defy the limits society places on them.