Virtus Launches 2025 Para-Dressage & World Indoor Rowing Video Competitions

Virtus is delighted to announce the launch of two exciting online events that will bring together the world’s best athletes with an intellectual impairment, allowing them to compete at the highest level from their home environments.

The two online competitions Virtus is launching this month are: Round 1 of the tenth edition of the Para Dressage Video Competition and the second edition of the Virtus World Indoor Rowing Video Competition!

These events provide a unique opportunity for athletes to compete at an elite level from their home environments, breaking barriers and showcasing their talent on an international stage. Both the competition are open for all three Virtus competition classes: II1, II2 and II3.

2025 Para-Dressage Video Competition

 

 

The competition officially began on February 1st and will continue until February 28th. This video-based event gathers the world’s top para-dressage riders with intellectual impairments, allowing them to compete at a World Championship level from their own environment. This innovative competition format has been providing an exciting and accessible pathway to elite competition. All video recording and competition rules from previous editions remain unchanged.

While the Para-Dressage competition is a prestigious event in its own right, participation in this video competition is essential for riders aiming to compete in the inaugural Virtus World Para-Dressage Championship, set to take place later this year. As part of the qualification process for the 2025 Virtus World Championships, submitting a video entry is strongly recommended. Athletes who have submitted an eligibility application but are not yet listed on the Master List may still enter for scoring purposes only. These scores may later be considered for qualification, pending successful eligibility approval.

For competition rules in detail, information pack and other relevant information, visit the Virtus events calendar.

Virtus World Indoor Rowing Video Competition

 

Back for its second edition, the Virtus World Indoor Rowing Video Competition is a global challenge where athletes row their best 1000m and compete virtually against top rowers worldwide!

The competition will kick off on 10th February and run until 28 February. To be able to compete in this competition, athletes must hold a minimum of Virtus national eligibility and a valid competition license (check with your Virtus member organisation). The competition must be completed using a Concept2 Rowing Machine (Model C, D, E, or Dynamic).

As the judges will rely completely on the video sent by the athletes to analyse the results, Virtus has set some strict guidelines for the video recording. The athlete and the entire rowing erg must be in full view for the entire row, and the recorder must zoom in on the monitor display after the row is over in the same video. Separate videos or photos showing the result will not be accepted.

For an information pack and other relevant information, visit the Virtus Calendar.