44 results for tag: Track & Field

2022 Virtus World Cross Country Championships (San Diego USA)

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 intellectual impairment from around the globe competing on a renowned cross country course in Mission Bay Park along San Diego's beautiful shoreline with team accommodation at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center. Visit our official event webpage for details.

Watch the 2021 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials (Swimming & Track & Field)

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! Click below for more information on athletes, schedules, results and links to watch live and replays:

Watch Athletes with Intellectual Impairment Compete at the 2021 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials

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! U.S. Paralympic Swimming Team Trials June 17-19, 2021 Minneapolis, MN Class S14/SB14/SM14 Athletes with Intellectual Impairment: Jacob Basini (S14/SB14/SM14) Leslie Cichocki (S14/SB14/SM14) Parker Egbert (S14/SB14/SM14) Jesse Greve (S14/SB14/SM14) Jeff Lovett (S14/SB14/SM14) Garner Moss (S14/SB14/SM14) Jonny Pierce (S14/SB14/SM14) Lawrence Sapp (S14/SB14/SM14) Competition Schedule: ...

Celebrate Virtus’ 35th Birthday by Joining the ’35 Your Way’ Global Challenge April 6 – May 1

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! WHO: Virtus Athletes, Family & Friends Around the World WHAT: 35 YOUR WAY Global Challenges on Playwaze Platform: • Walk/Run/Swim 35km (@22miles) in 35 days • Cycle 350km (@218miles) in 35 days • Row 35km in 35 days • How fast can you do 35 skips / 35 star-jumps? • Futsal/Football/Soccer: How many successful juggles can you do in 3.5 minutes? • Basketball...

U.S. Paralympics Calendar: 2021 Desert Challenge Track & Field (Arizona)

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.

(CANCELLED DUE TO COVID) AWL US Team Trip to Inaugural 2022 Virtus Americas Games (Brazil)

JUNE Update: Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled by the organizers in Brazil. The economic situation world-wide has made it impossible for many other nations in the America's region to send teams this year. We thank the Brazilian organizers for trying to host this event and hope that in the future it can be held there. In the mean time we encourage athletes to explore the opportunities at the upcoming 2023 Virtus Global Games in France for which planning is well underway by the French organizers. The 2022 Virtus Americas Regional Games will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This multi-sport event will take place at the Brazilian ...

France to host 2023 Virtus Global Games

The sixth edition of the Virtus Global Games will be held in Vichy, France from 4 to 10 June 2023.

Athletes Without Limits US Team Trip to 2023 Virtus Global Games (France)

From June 2-11, 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. The Games is the World Championships for athletes with an intellectual impairment in the following sports: Basketball, Cycling, Equestrian (new), Futsal, Judo (new), Karate (new), Rowing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis and Track & Field/Athletics, with additional demonstration events. Athletes Without Limits looks forward to taking a US Team to what will be our 5th Global Games since becoming the US Member of Virtus in ...

6/19 Last Day to Register for the Badger Track Club Virtual Meet (Open to All)

The Badger Track Club, run by Scott Brinen (AWL's 2019 US Team Track Coach at the Global Games) is hosting a virtual track meet the last week of June and we'd love for AWL athletes and supporters to compete with us. Whether you think running is "your sport" or not, we challenge you to get up and see what you can do! EVENTS: Try your hand at any of the following 9 events: • 100m • 200m • 400m • 1600m • 3200m • Long jump • Standing Long Jump • Football Throw • Softball Throw A full set of rules can be found here. LAST DAY TO REGISTER! Registration is FREE, but closes on 6/19. Anyone ...

AWL Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

A summary of Athletes Without Limits event cancellations and postponements in order to help prevent further spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID 19) — with links to relevant updates and preventative measures.