The Global Games are the Inas World Championships and include over 1000 athletes competing in nine sports from over 30 countries. Athletes Without Limits is proud to be taking a delegation of top US athletes who have met the high qualification standards in their sport to compete. Global Games is an Olympic-style, open competition that includes Athletics (Track & Field, Cross […]
The Global Games are the Inas World Championships for all sports and include over 1000 athletes competing in nine sports from over 30 countries. Athletes Without Limits is proud to be taking a delegation of top US athletes who have met the high qualification standards in their sport to compete. Eligibility: The deadline to complete the Inas/IPC eligibility application has […]
Athletes Without Limits will be taking a group of distance runners to this event. The 2014 World Cross Country and Half Marathon Championships will take place in Ostrzeszów, Poland. Please note that the closing date for first entry is 31st January 2014 and final entry – by which date all athletes must appear on the Inas master […]
INAS is delighted to announce the launch of Global ID Sport Day: an opportunity for people around the world to come together to celebrate participation and excellence in sport for people with an intellectual disability. Athletes WIthout Limits is the US Member of Inas.
The Global Games are the Inas World Championships for all sports and will include over 1000 athletes competing in nine sports from over 30 countries. Athletes Without Limits is proud to be taking a delegation of top US athletes who have met the high qualification standards in their sport to compete in Quito, Ecuador this September. Athletes Without Limits took the […]
The inaugural event is the first Inas sanctioned sailing event for athletes with an intellectual disability and is organised in partnership with the International Federation for Disabled Sailing. Download the event flyer.
Tuesday 2 June 2015: PRESS RELEASE Italy wins bid to host 2016 INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships FISDIR - The Italian Federation of Sports for Intellectual and Relational Disabled – and INAS – the International Federation for sport for athletes with an intellectual disability – are proud to announce that the 2016 INAS World Indoor Athletics […]
Athletes Without Limits is proud to host the 2016 Inas Tennis World Championships for athletes with intellectual impairment at the beautiful, ocean-front Sea Colony Resort & Tennis Center, located on Delaware’s Atlantic coast. The Inas Tennis World Championships showcases the world's best players with intellectual impairment and was a spectator favorite at the 2015 Inas Global Games in Ecuador because of the […]
Following the success of the 2016 Inas Worlds hosted by Athletes Without Limits, INAS are pleased to confirm that the 2017 World Tennis Championships will take place in Bolton, UK. Entry details will be available in due course. Athletes Without Limits will be organizing taking the US team to the event. Interested American players not […]
Results for this event will be posted at athleteswithoutlimits.org/results The 2017 Athletes Without Limits (AWL) Long Course and Open Water Swimming National Championships is the first-ever opportunity for all swimmers with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability (IDD) to compete against their peers. The event will host swimmers in three classes: 1. Intellectual Disability (S14) 2. […]
The 2017 INAS World Cycling Championships will take place as part of the UCI European Junior Cycling Tour between July 30th and 4th August 2017, in Assen, The Netherlands. Cyclist Syd Lea, who was the first US athlete to win an Inas World Title when he took gold at this event in 2011 Italy, along […]
Mexico will host the 2017 INAS Swimming Championships in Aguascalientes. This is the first time the event has been held in the Americas region. In additional to being the Championships for athletes with intellectual disability (or S14), there will also be a youth competition, as well as events for two new pilot classes recently launched […]
Note US athletes with intellectual and developmental disability who are interested in this or future Inas World Alpine and Nordic Skiing events should review eligibility guidelines and contact Athletes Without Limits (the US Inas Member). INAS World Alpine and Nordic Skiing Championships heading to ‘winter capital of Poland’ The International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual […]
Note US athletes with intellectual and developmental disability who are interested in this or future Inas World Alpine and Nordic Skiing events should review eligibility guidelines and contact Athletes Without Limits (the US Inas Member). INAS World Alpine and Nordic Skiing Championships heading to ‘winter capital of Poland’ The International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual […]
We are delighted to participate in a new event for 2019 – the INAS Indoor Rowing Cyber Championships – which is a new initiative from the INAS Rowing Committee and aims to make the sport more accessible to a greater number of rowers. Click learn more below for details, video submission form and results.
Inas has selected Brisbane, Queensland, Australia to host the 5th Inas Global Games in 2019. Athletes Without Limits is selecting athletes for US Teams competing at the Global Games in Athletics, Basketball*, Cycling, Rowing, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo and Tennis. Click "learn more" to Download our US Team Guide and complete our Athlete Interest Form.
@ Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Swimming Pool, Hong Kong Jan 9 – Jan 11 all-day Oct 2019 Cancellation Update: Please be aware that due to the ongoing demonstrations in Hong Kong, this event has been cancelled. We are looking at opportunities to stage the event later in 2020 and will advise the membership as […]
Virtus regretfully confirms that the 2020 World Skiing Championships will therefore be cancelled whilst our European colleagues have advised that the Winter Games are to be postponed. Virtus extends best wishes to the people in the affected areas.
Virtus regretfully confirms that the 2020 World Skiing Championships will therefore be cancelled whilst our European colleagues have advised that the Winter Games are to be postponed. Virtus extends best wishes to the people in the affected areas.
This event has been cancelled for Spring 2020 — organizers will revisit hosting the event in early 2021. The 2nd Virtus Indoor Rowing Video Competition hosted by Athletes Without Limits National (the US Member Of Virtus). Rowers with Virtus Provisional/National level eligibility in the II1, II2 and II3 sport classes will have four weeks to […]
As of March 2020 the US Team trip to Belgium has been cancelled. Athletes interested in the 2021 Virtus World Tennis Championships (TBD) may complete the athlete interest form below.
The Virtus Global Challenge Series has been developed to support opportunities for athletes to remain connected to their sports through online or video participation. The Rowing Series features three rowing machine challenges from Oct 9th-December 10th, 2020.
Details on the Virtus Strava Virtual Global Cycling Challenge will be posted here October 10th!
Happy 35th Birthday Virtus! Help us celebrate 35 years of Virtus support and competition for athletes with intellectual impairment by joining the 35 YOUR WAY challenge: walk, run, skip, swim, cycle, row, jump or get active your own way!
Entry into the 5th Annual Virtus Para-Equestrian Video Competition for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities is open until October 2021.
Tennis Vlaanderen will host rescheduled 9th Virtus (formerly Inas) World Tennis Championships at TC Wimbledon in Sint-Truiden, Belgium July 18th - July 24th, 2021 but has had to postpone until 2022 due to ongoing challenges associated with organizing group travel and events due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
The 2021 Virtus Table Tennis World Championships have been re-scheduled to take place from 24-30 September 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. We'll post additional details specific to US athletes as we learn more from the Virtus hosts while monitoring Covid-19 nationally and worldwide closer to the event.
July 14, 2021 update from Virtus: "It is with regret that this event has been cancelled due to the ongoing levels of infections, quarantine/travel restrictions worldwide and anticipated low entries. Virtus would like to thank Brazilian hosts CBDI for all their efforts and share their disappointment."
For 2022 the Virtus Para-Equestrian Video Competition for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities will have two entry periods - Spring and Fall!
For 2022 the Virtus Para-Equestrian Video Competition for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities will have two entry periods - Spring and Fall!
We are proud to announce the United States has been awarded host of the 2022 Virtus World Cross Country Championships, featuring the best distance runners and Paralympic Games athletes with intellectual impairment from around the globe competing on a renowned cross country course in Mission Bay Park along San Diego's beautiful shoreline with team accommodation […]
Video Entries due March 31 - those received by January 31 will be judged as qualifiers for the live 2023 Virtus Global Games Equestrian event.. Athletes Without Limits is sending a US Team!...
The 2023 Virtus World Skiing Championships will take place in Austria in March. Athletes Without Limits will field a U.S. Team based on athlete interest.
In June 2023 more than one thousand of the best athletes from around the world will compete in the quadrennial Virtus Global Games, hosted in Vichy, France for seven days of elite multi-sport competition.
About the Event The 2023 Annual Virtus Para-Equestrian Video Competition for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities will have two entry windows: Round 1 closed March 27, 2023 and it has just been announce that Round 2 will be open for submission from September 6th - October 31, 2023. Riders joining both competitions can vie […]
ABOUT THE EVENT Virtus is delighted to launch Round 1 of 3 of the 2024 Para Dressage video competition series. The video competition brings together the worlds best riders with an intellectual impairment, to compete in a World Championship from their home environment making this an exciting and efficient way to enter top level competition. […]
The 2024 Virtus Skiing Worlds take place in Poland in March. Athletes Without Limits will field a U.S. Team based on athlete interest — athletes should complete the event interest form to be added to our US Team email updates.
The 2024 Virtus Tennis World Championships will take place in France in September. Athletes Without Limits will field a U.S. Team based on athlete interest - US Player registration is open from July 15-30, 2024.
US Riders should submit your video by October 29th. This event can be a qualifier for the 2025 Virtus Equestrian World Championships!
As the US Member of Virtus Athletes Without Limits oversees eligibility for US athletes with intellectual impairments competing in: Virtus and Paralympic Competition.
Athletes with intellectual impairment need your support to reach their highest levels in sport.
