2021 VIRTUS Para Dressage Video Competition
Once again we are delighted to launch the annual Virtus Para Dressage competition. This is a unique competition where athletes can participate in their home environment and submit their entry […]
About Mousumi Mazumdar
Mousumi Mazumdar is the Marketing and Communications officer of Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment Sport. She first supported Virtus during her Masters degree in 2018 as an intern– attending the European Summer Games in Paris and has since attended numerous events including 2019 Global Games, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Entries by Mousumi Mazumdar
Updated ‘Return To Competition’ Guidance Published
27 April 2021 in News /by Mousumi MazumdarVirtus has today published an updated version of its ‘Return to Competition’ guidance which explains the steps being taken to deliver safer competition during the ongoing pandemic. The Virtus competition […]
Virtus Celebrates International Day Of Sport Development And Peace With #35YourWay Campaign
6 April 2021 in News /by Mousumi MazumdarThe 6th of April marks the International Day of Sport Development and Peace. This United Nations day of recognition is an annual celebration of the power of sport to drive social change, community […]
Virtus Governing Board Grows To Include A Former Elected Member Of The Michigan Senate.
1 April 2021 in News /by Mousumi MazumdarVirtus has strengthened its Governing Board by welcoming Mr. Ian Conyers as a co-opted member. Ian has a long relationship with Virtus through his involvement in inclusive sport within Virtus Americas region, and his position as […]
Poland to host 2021 World Athletics Championships
23 March 2021 in News /by Mousumi MazumdarVirtus, the international federation for athletes with intellectual impairments has announced that Poland will host the 2021 World Athletics Championship. The event will be hosted by the Polish Sports Association Union, SPRAWNI RAZEM, the Virtus member organisation in […]
France to host Virtus World Judo Championships
18 March 2021 in News /by Mousumi MazumdarVirtus is delighted to announce that France will host the 2021 World Judo Championships, the first judo event to be run under the Virtus banner, and building upon the recent efforts to grow judo for athletes […]
Inaugural Virtus Americas Regional Games announced for 2022
3 March 2021 in News /by Mousumi MazumdarThe 2022 Virtus Americas Regional Games Will Be Held In Sao Paulo, Brazil. Virtus would like to congratulate CBDI – Confederação Brasileira de Desportos para Deficientes Intelectuais (Brazilian Confederation of […]
Virtus Ambassador & Australian Record Holder Alberto Campbell-Staines
18 February 2021 in Ambassadors /by Mousumi MazumdarVirtus Ambassador & Paralympic Champion Lenine Cunha
18 February 2021 in Ambassadors /by Mousumi MazumdarLenine Cunha is a Portuguese athlete and has won more INAS & Virtus medals in international competitions than almost any other athlete. His international career started in 2000 and since then […]
Virtus Ambassador & Paralympic Champion Jessica-Jane Applegate, MBE
18 February 2021 in Ambassadors /by Mousumi MazumdarJessica-Jane Applegate MBE is an international GB para-swimmer. She competes in the S14 category for athletes with an intellectual disability and is the only Great British Gold Medal S14 Paralympian, after winning […]
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