Virtus awarded with Social Inclusion Award 2021 by EJU
The 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 […]
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Virtus launches search for 2027 Global Games and 2026 Regional Games hosts
The 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
SIVUS 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
Virtus 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
Virtus 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
The 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
We 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 […]
Phase 1 consultation of IPC Classification Code review makes strong progress
From the IPC website, 21.2.2022 After nearly a year of remote meetings, the Code Drafting team met in person from 9th to 11th February in Bonn, Germany where the stakeholder’s […]
Virtus Sport Council meet to discuss 2022 programme
After 2 years of disrupted events due to Covid-19 pandemic, Virtus is looking forward to a busy events calendar in 2022 with important World Championships and Regional Games […]
Five World records broken at 2021 Virtus Swimming Championships
After five days of action packed events, the 2021 Virtus Swimming Championships have closed in Montlucon, France. Initially, the event was scheduled to be held in Brazil, however the Covid […]
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