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2027 Virtus Global Games Heads to Cairo, Egypt

Virtus has just announced that the prestigious seventh edition of the Global Games, scheduled for 2027, will be hosted in Cairo, Egypt! more

AWL TENNIS PLAYERS FEATURED AT THE 2023 US OPEN (NEW YORK)

As part of a partnership between USTA and Athletes Without Limits on Thursday, September 7th 2023 US Open spectators can also watch a Mixed Doubles Exhibition for ... more

2024 Boston Marathon adds T20 Para Division for Athletes with Intellectual Impairment

On September 7, 2023 The Boston Athletic Association made a very important announcement: They've added a division for intellectual impairment starting with ... more

2023 Virtus Global Games France US Team Information

Athletes Without Limits has posted US Team travel, dates and cost for our trip to the June 2023 Vitus Global Games in France and a US Team Registration Form to ... more

Results from the 2022 Virtus World Cross Country Championships in San Diego

    Congratulations to Virtus Teams and runners who competed in the two-day Virtus World Cross Country Championships in San Diego November ... more

Watch Athletes with Intellectual Impairment Compete at the 2021 U.S. Paralympic Team Trials

Don't miss watching top American athletes with intellectual impairment compete at the US Paralympic Team Trials as they vie  for coveted spots on the Swimming, ... more

Celebrate Virtus' 35th Birthday by Joining the '35 Your Way' Global Challenge April 6 - May 1

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 ... more

US Riders Shine at 2020 Virtus Equestrian Video Championships

Athletes Without Limits US National Equestrian Team makes strong showing and claims first medal in the sport Congratulations to Athletes Without Limits' US ... more

France to host 2023 Virtus Global Games

The sixth edition of the Virtus Global Games will be held in Vichy, France from 4 to 10 June 2023. more

Link Available to Watch Friday's Black Coaches and Rowers Roundtable Webinar

In case anyone couldn’t make Friday night’s powerful Roundtable discussion presented by Rowing in Color, here is the link — please feel free to share: Black Coaches and Rowers Roundtable: https://youtu.be/amyQYG3CspE more

6/19 Last Day to Register for the Badger Track Club Virtual Meet (Open to All)

The Badger Track Club, run by Scott Brinen (AWL's 2019 US Team Track Coach at the Global Games) is hosting a virtual track meet the last week of June and we'd ... more

Results are in for the Tri-Team Veterans Rowing Challenge!

You can also view this post on the AWL DC Sports Hub website. Final results are in for our May 2020 Tri-Team Military Veteran's Rowing Challenge between Athletes ... more

Results from 2020 AWL Short Course Swim Invitationals in Georgia

View official results from the 2020 AWL Swimming Short Course Invitationals co-hosted by the Rockdale Riptides and Nautical Milers Swim Teams in partnership with Rockdale County on Feb 23, 2020... more

Recruiting US Tennis Players for 2020 Virtus World Championships Belgium in July

Athletes Without Limits is organizing a US National Tennis Team and travel to Belguim this July for the 2020 Virtus World Championships... more

US Team Results from the 2019 Global Games in Brisbane Australia

Athletes Without Limits congratulates all 22 athletes who recently competed in four sports at the 2019 Global Games in Australia — and Inas is now called Virtus... more

Athletes selected by U.S. Paralympics to represent USA at 2019 Parapan American Games Lima

Congratulations to the six athletes with intellectual impairment who have qualified to represent Team USA at the upcoming 2019 Parapan American Games in Lima: ... more

New in 2019 - Virtus (formerly called Inas) Indoor Rowing Video Competition

Athletes Without Limits is doing our part to increase rowing opportunities for athletes with intellectual and developmental disabilities by hosting the first INAS Indoor Rowing Cyber Championships – a new initiative from the INAS Rowing Committee that aims to make the sport more accessible to a greater number of rowers. more

Head of the Charles Regatta Results

Rowing for Inclusion By James Lewiski, Athletes Without Limits DC SPORTS October 20th-21st, 2018 Athletes Without Limits (AWL) participated in the Head ... more

Athlete Spotlight: Orlando Swimmer Jesse Greve

Welcome back to #WithoutLimitsWednesday, where every week we feature the story and achievements of one of our talented athletes — who they are, what they ... more

Athlete Spotlight: Georgia Swimmer J.R. Douglas

Welcome back to #WithoutLimitsWednesday, where every week we feature the story and achievements of one of our talented athletes — who they are, what they ... more

Athlete Spotlight: Multi-Sport Oregonian Sara Slawta

Welcome back to #WithoutLimitsWednesday, where every week we feature the story and achievements of one of our talented athletes — who they are, what they ... more

2017 Athletes Without Limits Swimming Nationals Results

Congratulations to all the swimmers who recently competed in the 2017 Athletes Without Limits Long-Course & Open Water Swimming Nationals in Atlanta Georgia ... more

Bend Bulletin features triathlete Sean O'Rourke

Athletes Without Limits Sean O'Rourke was featured online and on the front page of the June 26 print edition of the Bend Bulletin while spending a week in Oregon�... more

Athletes Without Limits Triathlete Sean O'Rourke Becomes First Developmentally Disabled Ironman

O’Rourke Being Coached for 140.6 Mile Event by Professional Triathlete and Ironman Broadcaster Matt Lieto (BEND, Ore.) – It has been called the ultimate test of human endurance and perseverance... more

2016 Rio Paralympics Filled with "Firsts" for US Athletes with Intellectual Disability

The 2016 Rio Paralympic was filled with firsts for US para-athletes with intellectual disability. On the very same day of competition both Brianna Clark and ... more

Coach Patrick Thoreson Honored by US Masters Swimming

Wins Kerry O’Brien Coaching Award For Immediate Release: September 1, 2016 Contact: Barry Holman (202) 544-0510 Athletes Without Limitsâ€&... more

Results from the 2016 Inas World Tennis Championships

Athletes Without Limits congratulates all the players who recently competed in the 2016 Inas World Championships for high-performance players with intellectual ... more

Athletes Without Limits Receives CARH Grant to Promote High Performance Sport Programs in the Bay Area

CARH Inc. has awarded Athletes Without Limits a grant to create high performance athletic opportunities for people with intellectual disability in the Bay Area. more

Poland to Host First Virtus (formerly Inas) European Winter Games

Inas Europe Region has launched a new project - the Winter Games - which in its first year also incorporates the 2016 Inas World Alpine and Nordic Skiing Champion... more

Brisbane to host 2019 INAS Global Games

For Immediate Release: 12th June 2015 Learn more on our Athlete Without Limits Global Games page. INAS – the International Federation for sport for ... more

Athletes Without Limits to be Charity Partner for Drink the District Events

Athletes Without Limits is excited to announce a fundraising partnership with Drink the District events promoted by former Apprentice celeb Steuart Martens ... more

Scratch Labs to Sponsor 2015 US Global Games Team's Hydration Needs

Thanks to Scratch Labs, the US Team competing at the 2015 Inas Global Games in Quito, Ecuador will be well-hydrated for competition. more

Meet Justin "Champion" Boatner

Justin came to an Athletes Without Limits "Learn to Row Day" with his Arlington County Schools special education class in 2012. He was very excited and ... more

Video: Brannigan Named Sports Illustrated High School Athlete of the Month

Brannigan and Murray selected for US Paralympic Parapan Am Team Track & Field phenom Mikey Brannigan was named High School Athlete of the Month by Sports ... more

US Swimmers Win 26 Medals at the 2014 Guayaquil Para-Swimming Open

This November the Athletes Without Limits US Swim Team traveled to the Guayaquil Para-Swimming Open in Ecuador. Our swimmers won a total of 26 ... more

US Women Dominate the Inas Tennis World Championships in France

The individual and doubles wins mark only the second time US athletes hold Inas World Titles since cyclist Syd Lea won at the 2011 Global Games. Bu... more

US Tennis Program Scores Big in First Year of International Competition

US Players Make First Appearance at 2014 Australian Open Just months after launching our tennis program to develop high performance tennis players with intell... more

Athletes Without Limits Launches National Tennis Program and Heads to Australian Open

US Athletes Compete at 2014 Australian Open for First Time Just months after launching our tennis program to develop high performance players with an intellectual ... more

Mighty Sean O'Rourke completes his first Half-Ironman in Montauk

Congratulations to Athletes Without Limits Sean O'Rourke for completing his first half-ironman distance event at the recent Mighty Montauk Half-Ironman in New ... more

Congratulations to our Bike Rack raffle winner!

Chuck Harney & Wayne Lurch, co-owners of The Bike Rack, pose with raffle winner Monica Shoenberg. September 2012 Nations Triathlon Expo Congrats to raffle ... more

Oct 5: Kingsley Flood benefit concert at Penn Social

Friday October 5 at 6:30pm Penn Social: 801 E Street NW Washington DC $10 suggested donation at the door Join us for a special Kingsley Flood benefit concert for ... more

Sept 27: Bartending 4 Change Happy Hour at Stoneys Bar

Bartending 4 change Serves it up for Athletes Without Limits Thursday, September 27, 2012 6-9pm Stoney’s Upstairs Bar (1433 P Street NW Washington ... more

Jones and Masters Win Paralympic Bronze in Rowing Mixed Double

Athletes Without Limits is proud to have members of our DC-based integrated rowing team on the podium in London. The mixed double sculls crew of Rob Jones (Lovet... more

Video: WSMV 4 Nashville News Video Feature on Paralympian Michael Murray

Watch a news feature on Michael Murray's preparation for the London Paralympics. more

Michael Murray selected for Team USA headed to London Paralympics

Murray is the first U.S. athlete with intellectual disability to qualify for Paralympic Games FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, D.C. – Athletes Without ... more

Strong Season for AWL's DC Rowing Team

Coach Patrick Johnson, brings 20 years of teaching experience at the high school and collegiate level and is the founding director for two adaptive programs ... more

50+ Athletes with Disability Compete at C.R.A.S.H.-B. Indoor Rowing Sprints

Event shows great promise for integration of athletes with intellectual, 
physical, and visual disabilities into prominent sporting events Boston, MA - ... more

Swimmer Leslie Cichocki's featured on Chicago News

Check out this nice piece by ABC 7 Chicago on swimmer Leslie Cichocki. Helping her progress toward her Paralympic Dream is what Athletes Without Limits is all about. more

Video: US Team Indoor Rowing Relay Practice at 2011 Global Games Italy

Sarah Gilbert, Bruce Worley and Mark Worley, members of the US team competing at the 2011 Global Games Indoor Rowing World Championships, received coaching on how ... more

Video: Mark Worley competes in the 500m Global Games Indoor Rowing World Championships

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Video: Sarah Gilbert Competes in the 1000m INAS Global Games Indoor Rowing Championships

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Global Games World Championships for Para-Athletes with Intellectual Disability Begins in Italy

Athletes Without Limits swimmer Leslie Cichocki takes 6th in women's 200 Backstroke; the highest world ranking by a US Paralympic S14 swimmer September 29, ... more

Swimmers Leslie Cichocki & Sarah Gilbert Head to Italy Thanks to Community Support

Private sponsorships from friends and local businesses keep their Paralympic Dream alive as the two swimmers head to the 2011 INAS/IPC Global Games in Loano, ... more

US Athletes Without Limits Head to Italy for Global Games

September 1, 2011 – Athletes Without Limits, a nonprofit dedicated to helping athletes with intellectual disability integrate and accelerate in sport, is ... more

Video: Swimmer Sarah Gilbert Featured on Florida News

Florida swimmer Sarah Gilbert is fundraising to help offset trip costs for the 2011 Global Games in Italy. She appeared on First Coast News on August 8 along ... more

Swimmers Leslie Cichocki and Sarah Gilbert Qualify for Global Games

The GTAC Disability Swim meet provided an opportunity for three new Athletes Without Limits swimmers to compete together with physically disabled Paralympic ... more

Melissa Middleton Named to USA Para Pan Am Team

Athletes Without Limits Melissa Middleton of Cumming, Georgia has been selected to join the US Paralympic / USA Table Tennis (USATT) Para Pan Am Team at the 2011 ... more

2011 Global Games World Championships Italy

September 24- October 4, 2011 Liguria, Italy Athletes Without Limits is organizing the eligibility, team selection and travel for the US team competing at ... more

Syd Lea Wins CrashB Indoor Rowing Event

Athletes Without Limits Syd Lea competed as part of the Capital Adaptive Rowing squad at the 2nd annual Adaptive Challenge at the C.R.A.S.H.-B Sprints in Boston ... more

Michael Murray PR's with US Paralympic Team at IPC Athletics World Championships

Related article: Michael Murray to Compete in IPC Athletics World Championships in New Zealand Congratulations to Michael Murray — the first American ... more

Michael Murray to Compete in IPC Athletics World Championships in New Zealand

Michael represents the first U.S. athlete with intellectual disability to compete at a Paralympic World Championship in over a decade with hopes of making Team USA ... more

Two Psychologists Join Athletes Without Limits Staff

DC-Area Psychologists Volunteer to Help Athletes with Intellectual Disability Qualify for Paralympics Washington D.C.: Two area psychologists, Pamela Meek and ... more

O'Rourke finishes strong at Nation's Tri

When Athletes Without Limits co-founders Julie & Barry Holman first met Sean O'Rourke it was at a Disability Cross-Country event near their hometown in Long ... more

T20 Class Now Open at US Paralympic Track & Field Nationals

For the first time in over a decade Paralympic opportunities are opening up for athletes with intellectual disability, starting with the men's 1500m for T20 ... more

2011 IPC Athletics (Track & Field) World Championships

For the first time in a decade Paralympic Track & Field will be including a class for athletes with intellectual disability (called T20/F20) for the 1500m, shot ... more

We're looking for exceptional athletes...

We're looking for talented athletes with intellectual disability to represent the United States in open competition in the US and abroad. As the US member of ... more

2010 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships

For the first time in over a decade, Paralympic Track & Field will be including a class for T20 (intellectually disabled) athletes for the 1500m, shot put and ... more

Athlete Without Limits' Syd Lea Wins MABRA Cyclocross Series

Lea won 2 races and placed in the top 3 in several others (competing against non-disabled riders) to capture the 2009 MABRA Cat4 Men series title While he has ... more

Vote on re-inclusion into Paralympics passes

Athletes Without Limits is excited to support US athletes who set their sites on competing in Paralympic competition On November 21 a majority of the Interna... more

Cyclocross Race to Benefit Athletes Without Limits

Bring the kids and work off that turkey! Looking for a way to get muddy, have fun and support Athletes Without Limits? Sign up for the 2009 MABRA Cyclocross ... more

BBC Coverage of Reinclusion into Paralympics

BBC Sport has provided news coverage of the re-inclusion (2009) of athletes with intellectual disability in Paralympic competition. Athletes with intellectual ... more

Syd Lea Earns Silver at USA Track & Field Disability 5k Cross Country Meet

USA Track & Field and Rolling Thunder Special Needs Program (www.rtsnp.org) hosted a National 5km Cross Country Disability Championships on October 4, 2009 in ... more

Courier Times Features Global Games Swimmer Maria D'Andrea

This article appeared in the August 15, 2009 print edition of the Bucks County Courier Times and online at Phillyburbs.com. A world of experience for Bensalem's ... more

US Brings Home Medals and High Rankings at 2009 Global Games

July 22, 2009 Three US athletes with intellectual disability were selected to represent the US in the Global Games held in Liberec, Czech Republic July 5 – ... more

USA Wins First Medal at 2009 Global Games

Cyclist Syd Lea Wins Bronze in Individual Time Trial; Swimmer Maria D’Andrea Ranks 8th in the World in Distance Event JULY 8, 2009, LIBEREC — US ... more