The next Virtus Para-Equestrian Video Competition for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities is set to take place fall 2020. Entry will remain open until October 2020 in order that […]
The Virtus Global Challenge Series has been developed to support opportunities for athletes to remain connected to their sports through online or video participation. The Rowing Series features three rowing machine challenges from Oct 9th-December 10th, 2020.
Details on the Virtus Strava Virtual Global Cycling Challenge will be posted here October 10th!
Details on the Virtus Strava Virtual Global Cycling Challenge will be posted here October 10th!
Details on the Virtus Strava Virtual Global Cycling Challenge will be posted here October 10th!
Para registration deadline extended to Jan 21! The RowersChoice Global Challenge is back and committed to making virtual races exciting in 2021! With categories for para, juniors, collegiate, open, masters and more, there is a race for everyone... including para rowers and future para rowers who seek a race for tough competition, prizes and fun!
Happy 35th Birthday Virtus! Help us celebrate 35 years of Virtus support and competition for athletes with intellectual impairment by joining the 35 YOUR WAY challenge: walk, run, skip, swim, cycle, row, jump or get active your own way!
The annual Bill Keating Jr Memorial Para Open Series will take place May 8-9, 2021 at the Powel Crosley Jr YMCA in Cincinnati, Ohio. U.S. Paralympics partners with Athletes Without Limits to determine whether athletes are eligible to compete as an athlete with intellectual impairment.
Desert Challenge 2021 is set to take place May 26th-30th in Mesa, Arizona. The track and field portion of the event will be held at Mesa Community College and will take place from May 28th-May 30th. Registration is set to open on March 1st, 2021. U.S. Paralympics partners with Athletes Without Limits to confirm athletes are eligible for Paralympic Class T20 or F20 athlete with Intellectual Impairment.
Following the cancellation of our May 2020 Skyliners Series as part of community-wide measures to safeguard public health, we are exploring when we might reschedule in 2021.
Entry into the 5th Annual Virtus Para-Equestrian Video Competition for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities is open until October 2021.
Don't miss watching top American athletes with intellectual impairment compete at the US Paralympic Team Trials as they vie for coveted spots on the Swimming, Track & Field and Table Tennis Teams at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Games!
Tennis Vlaanderen will host rescheduled 9th Virtus (formerly Inas) World Tennis Championships at TC Wimbledon in Sint-Truiden, Belgium July 18th - July 24th, 2021 but has had to postpone until 2022 due to ongoing challenges associated with organizing group travel and events due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The 2021 Virtus Table Tennis World Championships have been re-scheduled to take place from 24-30 September 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. We'll post additional details specific to US athletes as we learn more from the Virtus hosts while monitoring Covid-19 nationally and worldwide closer to the event.
July 14, 2021 update from Virtus: "It is with regret that this event has been cancelled due to the ongoing levels of infections, quarantine/travel restrictions worldwide and anticipated low entries. Virtus would like to thank Brazilian hosts CBDI for all their efforts and share their disappointment."
For 2022 the Virtus Para-Equestrian Video Competition for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities will have two entry periods - Spring and Fall!
POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER: Athletes Without Limits Rowing invites you to join us as we celebrate people of color in rowing...
For 2022 the Virtus Para-Equestrian Video Competition for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities will have two entry periods - Spring and Fall!
We are proud to announce the United States has been awarded host of the 2022 Virtus World Cross Country Championships, featuring the best distance runners and Paralympic Games athletes with […]
Video Entries due March 31 - those received by January 31 will be judged as qualifiers for the live 2023 Virtus Global Games Equestrian event.. Athletes Without Limits is sending a US Team!...
The 2023 Virtus World Skiing Championships will take place in Austria in March. Athletes Without Limits will field a U.S. Team based on athlete interest.
In June 2023 more than one thousand of the best athletes from around the world will compete in the quadrennial Virtus Global Games, hosted in Vichy, France for seven days of elite multi-sport competition.
Registration for the 2023 event has not yet opened but we recommend interested athletes with intellectual impairment apply for Virtus II1 International Eligibility required to get your WR4GD World Ranking Pass...
About the Event The 2023 Annual Virtus Para-Equestrian Video Competition for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities will have two entry windows: Round 1 closed March 27, 2023 and it […]
Don’t miss the Mixed Doubles Exhibition for players with Intellectual Impairments at the US Open on Sept. 7, 2023! The event features Athletes Without Limits players Kevin Meade, Rachel Sweatt, Brittany Tagliareni, and Ryan Smith. and will take place in Louis Armstrong Stadium between doubles matches.
With a September 15, 2023 entry deadline for the 2024 Boston Marathon (Race Date is April 15, 2024), the recent announcement of a new Para T20 Division for athletes with intellectual impairment will mostly affect this looking to race in 2025...
Athletes Without Limits manages National Paralympic Classification for S14 swimmers with Intellectual Impairment ; the deadline for new swimmers to apply to AWL for Eligibility for this event is August 15th (in order to meet the September 1st event registration deadline).
Athletes Without Limits manages National Paralympic Classification for S14 swimmers with Intellectual Impairment ; the deadline for new swimmers to apply to AWL for Eligibility for this event is September 13th (in order to meet the September 20th event registration deadline).
Athletes Without Limits manages National Paralympic Classification for S14 swimmers with Intellectual Impairment ; the deadline for new swimmers to apply to AWL for Eligibility for this event is November 4, 2023 (in order to meet the Nov 22, 2023 event registration deadline).
Athletes Without Limits manages National Paralympic Classification for S14 swimmers with Intellectual Impairment; the deadline for new swimmers to apply to AWL for Eligibility for this event is one month prior to the event registration deadline.
Athletes Without Limits welcomes our 2024 National Ski Team to our Headquarter City Bend Oregon! Athletes Without Limits welcomes our 2024 National Ski Team to our Headquarter City Bend Oregon! The team will train together on Mt. Bachelor in anticipation of our trip to Poland to the 2024 Virtus World Skiing Championships in March.Â
The 2024 Virtus Skiing Worlds take place in Poland in March. Athletes Without Limits will field a U.S. Team based on athlete interest — athletes should complete the event interest form to be added to our US Team email updates.
March 21 has been celebrated by the United Nations since 2012. Learn more about why this day is important...
World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), April 2, is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2007. This day is important to Athletes Without […]
Save the Date for the 2024 World Para Swimming (WPS) World Series April 11-13, 2024. To compete as an athlete with intellectual impairment, U.S. Paralympics partners with Athletes Without Limits to confirm initial eligibility for the S14 Class.
The Boston Athletic Association has added a division for intellectual impairment starting with the 2024 Boston Marathon, which is open to Virtus II1/T20 runners with National or International classification. Learn more...
The USDGA has announced that the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie Florida will be the host site of their 2024 USDGA Championship, set to be held April 21-24, 2024. Athletes Without Limits manages eligibility/Paralympic Classification for players with Intellectual Impairment so they can apply for the required WR4GD player pass; the deadline to apply to AWL for International Eligibility for this event is Nov 17, 2023 (in order to confirm International level Virtus II1 eligibility and WR4GD Pass in time for the Jan 17, 2024 registration deadline).
The 2024 US Paralympic Swim Team Trials will be held in Minneapolis for selection to the 2024 Paralympic Games in France. Athletes must be meeting Emerging Team Time Standards to qualify. U.S. Paralympics partners with Athletes Without Limits to confirm National Paralympic Classification for S14 swimmers with Intellectual Impairment.
Athletes Without Limits is partnering with University of Michigan Adaptive Sports to provide athletes with intellectual disability, down syndrome and autism with the opportunity to the inaugural Miller Family Open […]
Athletes with Intellectual Impairments who don't already have National level Virtus eligibility should apply to Athletes Without Limits at least one month prior to this event. Learn more...
The USGA has announced that Sand Creek Station will be the host site of their 3rd U.S. Adaptive Open Championship, set to be held July 8-10, 2024. Athletes Without Limits manages eligibility/Paralympic Classification for players with Intellectual Impairment so they can apply for the required WR4GD player pass; the deadline to apply to AWL for International Eligibility will likely be in April 2024 (in order to confirm International level Virtus II1 eligibility in time for the event registration deadline which has not yet been announced).
The 2024 US Paralympic Track & Field Team Trials will be held July 18-21, 2024 for selection to the 2024 Paralympic Games in France. Athletes with intellectual impairment must be meeting Emerging Team Time Standards to qualify and have Full Virtus International Eligibility as well as other events pre-qualifications. U.S. Paralympics partners with Athletes Without Limits to confirm National Paralympic Classification for T20 and F20 athletes with Intellectual Impairment.
The 2024 Virtus Tennis World Championships will take place in France in September. Athletes Without Limits will field a U.S. Team based on athlete interest - US Player registration is open from July 15-30, 2024.
Registration is open for the 2024 BAYADA Regatta — the nation's oldest and largest all-adaptive rowing competition for athletes with disabilities.
US Riders should submit your video by October 29th. This event can be a qualifier for the 2025 Virtus Equestrian World Championships!
USA Down Syndrome Swimming and Athletes Without Limits are partnering to host the first ever Open National Championship for swimmers with intellectual impairment. November 7-10 in Orlando, Florida at the Rosen Aquatic Center. Registration has been extended until Oct 13, 2024...
Athletes Without Limits manages National Paralympic Classification for S14 swimmers with Intellectual Impairment; the deadline for new swimmers to apply to AWL for Eligibility for this event is 3-4 weeks prior to the event registration deadline.
Athletes Without Limits manages National Paralympic Classification for S14 swimmers with Intellectual Impairment; the deadline for new swimmers to apply to AWL for Eligibility for this event is 3-4 weeks prior to the event registration deadline.
Athletes Without Limits is proud to be partnering with the National Ability Center to include high-performance skiers with Intellectual Impairment for the first time at this premier annual alpine ski race preparing adaptive athletes for future Paralympic Games.
ABOUT THE EVENT The Virtus Para Dressage Video Competition Series brings together the worlds best riders with an intellectual impairment, to compete in a World Championship from their home environment […]
As the US Member of Virtus Athletes Without Limits oversees eligibility for US athletes with intellectual impairments competing in: Virtus and Paralympic Competition.
Athletes with intellectual impairment need your support to reach their highest levels in sport.
