One year to go until Global Games 2023 in Vichy France
At a press conference today, at the Auvergne Rhone-Alpes Regional Council, in Lyon, Virtus Governing Board and members attended the one year to go countdown to the 2023 Virtus Global […]
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
Swimming official training workshop completed in France
24 May 2022 in Hot news, News /by Mousumi MazumdarThe Virtus Swimming Committee recently ran training courses for swimming officials in France between 11th and 15th May, in conjunction with the Championnat de Natacion de Sport Adapte near Vichy, France. During this […]
French players settle debts from Tokyo Paralympics at ITTF SQF French Para Open 2022
9 May 2022 in Hot news, News /by Mousumi MazumdarThe ITTF SQF French Para Open took place from 5th to 8th May in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France. Several Tokyo Paralympic medalists including Florian Van Acker, Sam Von Einem, Maki Ito, Lea Ferney along […]
Virtus awarded with Social Inclusion Award 2021 by EJU
1 May 2022 in Hot news, News /by Mousumi MazumdarThe European Judo Union announced the 2021 Social Inclusion awards today in Sofia, Bulgaria. Virtus and its Judo director – Kerry Tansey – were each awarded with the “Social Inclusion […]
Virtus launches search for 2027 Global Games and 2026 Regional Games hosts
6 April 2022 in Hot news, News /by Mousumi MazumdarThe bid process to identify the host of the 7th Virtus Global Games, to be held in 2027, have been declared open. Simultaneously, the search to find the hosts of […]
SIVUS India and Virtus Asia to organise webinar on athlete eligibility
11 March 2022 in Hot news, News /by Mousumi MazumdarSIVUS INDIA with VIRTUS ASIA is organising a webinar on eligibility for athletes with an intellectual impairment. The aim and objective of the webinar is to highlight, create awareness […]
Sport Inclusion Australia joins forces with the Brisbane City Council and the Australian government to deliver 2022 Virtus Oceania-Asia Games
9 March 2022 in Hot news, News /by Mousumi MazumdarVirtus Australian member- Sport Inclusion Australia (SIA) has signed a partnership with Brisbane City Council to deliver the 2022 Virtus Oceania-Asia Games, which will build a legacy of inclusivity, diversity […]
AAU to support Taekwondo players representing USA at the upcoming 2022 Virtus Americas Games
7 March 2022 in Hot news, News /by Mousumi MazumdarVirtus USA member organization- Athletes Without Limit (AWL) and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced a partnership to support the qualified Taekwondo athletes representing team USA at the upcoming 2022 Virtus […]
Italy to host First Beach Soccer tournament for athletes with intellectual impairments
3 March 2022 in Hot news, News /by Mousumi MazumdarThe Beach Soccer Department of the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti will be hosting the first ever beach soccer for athletes with intellectual impairments and Down Syndrome. The event will commence from 5th […]
Erasmus+ funding for IDEAL 2.0 project awarded to Virtus
1 March 2022 in Hot news, News /by Mousumi MazumdarWe are delighted to announce that Virtus has been awarded the Erasmus+ Sport funding for the IDEAL 2.0 project. The grant has been secured for the next three years. This […]
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