Cognitive issues are one of the major effects of intellectual impairment. Hélène Parmentier, sister and coach of the Belgian Paralympic S-14 swimmer Aymeric Parmentier shared some of those issues Aymeric […]
Neel Yadav is the youngest cyclist from Asia to win the first-ever medal in Cycling for India at the 2019 INAS Global Games, Brisbane in cycling in the 20KM Men’s […]
Intellectual impairment is an invisible disability which makes it difficult for people to understand the problems people who are affected by it have in their daily life. Imagine spending hours […]
The first-ever Paralympic day was held in Paris on 8th October. The Paris 2024 Organising Committee hosted the day at the Place de la Bastille. An estimate of 40,000 people gathered […]
Understanding barriers and enablers towards physical activity is an essential first step to developing interventions and increasing activity levels of people with intellectual disabilities. Virtus Academy manager Dr. Debbie Van Biesen […]
Virtus, the international federation for sports for intellectual impairment is delighted to announce that Turkey will host a combined World and European Indoor Athletics Championship in 2023. The World Championships […]
It is well known that intellectual impairment affects people differently. For some people, it means they might struggle to remember things, but for others it can be a very different […]
Gabriel Bandeira is a Paralympic Champion from Brazil. Gabriel made his Paralympics debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and won – 1 Gold medal in 100m butterfly (with Paralympic […]
The 2022 Virtus World Half Marathon concluded today in the beautiful city of Viseu in Portugal. The event was organised by Virtus member ANDDI- PORTUGAL. The tournament took place as a […]
Rahma Khaled Hussain is an International Swimmer from Egypt who has won a total of 7 international and 189 national medals during her swimming career. Rahma was born in 1996 […]
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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