The 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 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 […]
Virtus, 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 […]
Virtus 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 […]
The 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 […]
Lenine 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 […]
Jessica-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 […]
Aldrich George (South Africa) is a 24 year old multi-talented cricket and football player from Grahamstown in South Africa. He was first spotted playing at school level and was later selected to the […]
Wai Lok Tang (HKG) is a talented swimmer who also competed at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. He took a further silver medal at the 2014 Asian Para Games taking […]
Virtus is the brand name of the International Sports Federation for athletes with intellectual impairment and is a founding member of the International Paralympic Committee. Registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in the UK (1173901)
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