We are delighted to announce the sanctioning of the 2025 Italian Short Course Swimming Championship. The event will be hosted by FISDIR and ASD Doria Nuoto 2000 Loano. For more information, contact the organiser.
We are pleased to confirm that Italy will host the 2025 Cross Country Championships, in the city of Genoa.
Virtus is pleased to confirm that Torrevieja, Alicante in Spain will host the 2025 Virtus World Futsal Championship. The event will be organised by the Virtus member in Spain, Federación Española de Deportes para personas con Discapacidad Intelectual (FEDDI)
We are pleased to support the Italian Open Alpine Ski Championships as part of the Alpine Ski series. For event information, please contact the hosts. 2026 Intention Tarvisio
We are happy to sanction the AO26 Intellectual Disability Championships in Australia. The event will be taking place as part of the Australian Open Grand Slam.
We are delighted to again be supporting the Austrian Open Alpine Ski Championships as part of the Alpine Ski series - more events will be announced soon. For event information, please contact the hosts. 2026 Invitation Kitzbühel Registration Form
Virtus is delighted to announce that the 2026 World Nordic Ski Championships are coming to Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan. Virtus member in Kazakhstan, IDSport, will be hosting the event.
We are delighted to announce that the Azores, Portugal, will host the 2026 Virtus Half-Marathon and 10K Championships. The event will be organised by ANDDI-Portugal, the Portuguese Sports Association for Intellectual Development
Virtus is delighted to sanction the 'World Inclusive Para Skating Glasgow 2026 Championships' to be held in Glasgow next year in June. The event will be organised by 'Inclusive Skating'. The event will be organised during the Glasgow 2026 Festival in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games, which are held from 23 July to […]
Virtus is pleased to announce that Poland will host the 2026 Virtus European Summer Games in Bydgoszcz, Poland. This multi-sport event will feature Athletics, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Judo, Karate, Basketball 3x3 and 5x5, Handball, Indoor Rowing and Cycling. (Sports program might change) More information to follow soon.
Virtus is pleased to confirm that Peru will host the inaugural Virtus Americas Regional Games in 2026. Taking place a year before the Global Games and two years before the LA Paralympic Games, the event will be a highly competitive competition for the Regions best athletes with an intellectual impairment, Down syndrome and autism.
Virtus is excited to announce that the second edition of the Virtus Asia-Oceania Games will take place in Bangkok, Thailand from November 20 to November 30, 2026. Hosted by the Sports Association for Intellectual Disability of Thailand, this major event will bring together top athletes with intellectual disabilities from across Asia and Oceania, showcasing their incredible skills, sportsmanship, and unity. The […]
We are delighted to announce that, for the first time, the Virtus Global Games will be held in Africa. The 7th edition of the worlds largest sports event for elite athletes with an intellectual impairment will take place in Cairo, Egypt. Details of the competition programme are scheduled to be confirmed in late 2025.
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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