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GG2023 declared open at Vichy Opera House
By Callum Burchett for Virtus
“After the last edition of…

CyberSafetyAlert - 2023 Global Games live tv
Virtus Sport is aware of the rise of imposter/fake accounts falsely…

Iconic GG2023 eco-medal designs revealed
The GG2023 organizing committee has unveiled the highly anticipated…

Elite Swimmers Set to Shine at GG2023 stage
Japan's incredible performance at the 2022 Virtus OA Games, where…

Paralympic Medalists Ready to Conquer the GG2023 Track & Field
By Ihuoma Kanife for Virtus
Hosted by the Fédération Française…

Top Five II1 Women to Compete for Spot at Paris 2024
With so many of the top ten ranked women's athletes participating,…

A Battle for Paris 2024 ticket at GG2023
The upcoming Global Games 2023 (GG2023) in Vichy is not only…

First live Equestrian tournament to kick off at GG2023
By Arunav Choudhury and Mousumi Mazumdar for Virtus
This year,…

Australian team seeking medals GG2023 Rowing
By Joshua Wakefield and Mousumi Mazumdar for Virtus
Athletes…

Taekwondo, Judo and Karate set to unleash thrills at GG2023
By Alisha Bramhall and Mousumi Mazumdar…

Cycling excitement soars at Vichy, France
By Callum Burchett and Mousumi Mazumdar for Virtus
As the…

Who will rule the Tennis court at GG2023?
By Akhila Chungath and Mousumi Mazumdar for Virtus
The 2023…

Portugal hoping to dominate team events at GG2023
By Callum Burchett and Mousumi Mazumdar for Virtus
Portugal…

GG2023 aims to be the first sustainable Virtus Global Games
GG2023 is poised to be the most sustainable games in the history…

Virtus Academy to launch 'Autism Awareness Course'
To celebrate the end of Autism Awareness Month, Virtus Academy is…

Securing sponsorship for athletes with intellectual impairment
Increasing awareness and support towards the Paralympic movement…

Virtus targets inclusion in 2026 Winter Paralympic Games
In recent months, Virtus has renewed its efforts to include…

Virtus seeking hosts for a number of 2024-2026 championships
Virtus has today opened the bid process for a number of events…

GG2023 Table Tennis champions to automatically qualify for Paris 2024
Virtus is delighted to announce that the top-placed male and…

Prof Jan Burns MBE appointed as new chairperson of IPC sub-committee for classification
As a part of the #AthleteFirst Campaign, we are delighted to…

France takes the overall champion trophy with eighteen medals
The final day of the championship was full of action at Seefeld.…

Pernal skies her way to the third Gold medal
After experiencing harsh rainy weather yesterday, skiers returned…

Pernal Malgorzata and Teeru Hans stayed undefeated
Seefeld witnessed some extreme weather conditions today which…

Golden day for France with six medal win on Day-1
Alpine Skiing
Day-1 of the 2023 Virtus World Skiing Championship…

2023 Virtus World Skiing Championship declared OPEN in Seefeld
The first-ever Virtus World Skiing Championships for athletes…

Eligibility Workshop Hosted By Virtus At World Para Athletics Grand Prix, Marrakech
Virtus Academy delivered an Eligibility Workshop at Marrakech…

USA coach hopes to find funding support for the team ahead of Vichy Games
Having athletes scattered out across a vast area presents particular…

Volunteers needed for Anti-doping research project
Researchers from Canterbury Christ Church University in Great…

Earthquake in Turkey-Syria
On behalf of the Virtus family, we would like to extend our thoughts…

II3 eligibility group to become full medal at Virtus Global Games
Following a lengthy research and trial period, the Virtus Governing…

II3 Eligibility Panel Members (voluntary) - INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY
Virtus is pleased to invite applications to join its new II3…

Virtus signs MOU with World Baseball Softball Confederation
Virtus - the International Sports Federation for Athletes with…

TUE Committee Members wanted
As part of our ongoing commitment to drug-free sport,…

USA dominate medals at Cross Country in San Diego 2022
After two days of rigorous competition, the 2022 Virtus World…

Tennis to be endorsed by ITF at Global Games 2023
Virtus, the International Sports Federation for Athletes with…

Kim Gi Tae steals the show at Andalucia WPTTC 2022
The 2022 World Para Table Tennis Championship took place in Granada,…

Hong Kong players ruled the Badminton court
On the final day of the 2022 Virtus OA Games, a lot of actions…

Japan shine in both swimming and table tennis
While Australia continues to stay on top of the medal tally,…

Highlight stories from Day-3 of 2022 Oceania Asia Games
Day-3 of the OA Games was another successful day with many records…

Japanese swimmers sets four new records set on Day 2 of OA Games
Medal tally for new nations and debutants opened yesterday
On…

Australia leads the medal tally on Day-1 of the OA Games
What a successful start for the host nation at the 2022 Virtus…

2022 Virtus Oceania-Asia Games declared open
The 2022 Virtus Oceania-Asia Games were declared open today at…

Sport Director for Rowing appointed
We are delighted to announce that Nuno Santa Rita from Portugal has…

Five things to know about the 2022 Virtus OA Games
Tension building up in the city of Brisbane as the first Virtus…

Hélène Parmentier puts light on the struggles Ayemeric on a typical match day environment
Cognitive issues are one of the major effects of intellectual…

Bernard Atha OBE (1928-2022)
We are sorry to announce that Mr Bernard Atha OBE (GBR) passed…

Struggle story of Jessica-Jane Applegate
Intellectual impairment is an invisible disability which makes…

Thousands gathered at Place de la Bastille to celebrated Paralympic Day on 8th October
The first-ever Paralympic day was held in Paris on 8th October.…

Research on investigating the correlates of physical activity in people with intellectual disabilities
Understanding barriers and enablers towards physical activity…

Turkey to host combined 2023 Virtus World and European Indoor Athletics Championship
Virtus, the international federation for sports for intellectual…

The girl with the photographic memory - Andriana Petrakis
It is well known that intellectual impairment affects people…

Finance Committee member needed (voluntary)
Virtus has an opportunity for an experienced individual to join…
Virtus pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Virtus would like to pay tribute on the occasion of the death…

Portuguese players dominated the 2022 Virtus World Half Marathon
The 2022 Virtus World Half Marathon concluded today in the beautiful…

Ebru Acer snatched away Gold from Paralympian Lea Ferney
The finals of the Women's II1 Table Tennis match couldn't have…

Portugal win their fourth Virtus European Championship title in Handball
The Portuguese won the men's II1 Handball final match today against…

Portuguese team takes the trophy home in Basketball
Portugal took the championship title for the II1 men's basketball…

It's raining Virtus World records
Besides the temperature in the city of Cracow, what else is rising?…

It's a World Record but not my personal best
Tokyo 2020 Paralympian Pernilla Lindberg from Sweden claimed…

Angelova wins first medal for Bulgaria at 2022 Virtus European Summer Games
Bulgarian athlete Angelova Radena scripted history today by winning…

Six World Records from Spanish swimmers on Day 1 of 2022 VESG
What a blistering start to the 2022 Virtus European Summer Games!
Eleven…

Virtus European Summer Games 2022 declared open
The Virtus European Summer Games 2022 were officially declared…

Five things to know about the 2022 Virtus European Games
As the 2022 Virtus European Summer Games are going to commence…

Equestrian Committee Member (Americas) sought
The VIRTUS Equestrian Committee is welcoming applications for…

World Record broken by Bandeira in 200m Individual Medley
Day 5 highlights from World Para-Swimming Championship, Madeira…

Yamaguchi breaks Championship record two times in 100m Breaststroke
SB14 Men’s 100m Breaststroke
This was one of the most dramatic…

Championship record broken twice by Benjamin Hance in one day
On day-2, the audience witnessed thrilling races at the finals…

New Championship Record for Bandeira at Madeira 2022
The World Para-swimming Championship kicked off yesterday in…

Virtus welcomes five new members to the family- Karate to be in GG2023
Five new members were welcomed to the Virtus family on 5th June…

2022 Virtus General Assembly and conference held in Vichy, France
The 2022 Virtus General Assembly took place last weekend in Vichy,…

Marc Truffaut re-elected to lead Virtus for the next term
Marc Truffaut (FRA) has been elected Virtus President for a second…

One year to go until Global Games 2023 in Vichy France
At a press conference today, at the Auvergne Rhone-Alpes…

Swimming official training workshop completed in France
The Virtus Swimming Committee recently ran training courses for…

French players settle debts from Tokyo Paralympics at ITTF SQF French Para Open 2022
The ITTF SQF French Para Open took place from 5th to 8th May…

Virtus awarded with Social Inclusion Award 2021 by EJU
The European Judo Union announced the 2021 Social Inclusion…

Para Sailing World Championship ready to receive sailors from all countries
Our partners at World Sailing have published the Para Sailing…

Two more athletics events confirmed for 2022 programme
As the return to competition gathers pace, we are pleased to…

Virtus launches search for 2027 Global Games and 2026 Regional Games hosts
The bid process to identify the host of the 7th Virtus Global…

SIVUS India and Virtus Asia to organise webinar on athlete eligibility
SIVUS INDIA with VIRTUS ASIA is organising a webinar…

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)…

AAU to support Taekwondo players representing USA at the upcoming 2022 Virtus Americas Games
Virtus USA member organization- Athletes Without Limit (AWL)…

Virtus statement on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine
(In ESP and FRA below)
The Virtus Governing Board are extremely…

Italy to host First Beach Soccer tournament for athletes with intellectual impairments
The Beach Soccer Department of the Lega Nazionale Dilettanti…

Erasmus+ funding for IDEAL 2.0 project awarded to Virtus
We are delighted to announce that Virtus has been awarded…

Phase 1 consultation of IPC Classification Code review makes strong progress
From the IPC website, 21.2.2022
After nearly a year of remote…

Virtus Sport Council meet to discuss 2022 programme
After 2 years of disrupted events due to Covid-19…

Virtus Vice President Robyn Smith receives OAM
Virtus would like to congratulate its Vice President Robyn Smith…

Five World records broken at 2021 Virtus Swimming Championships
After five days of action packed events, the 2021 Virtus…

Gold Coast to host first Para Sailing World Championships in 2022
The inaugural Para Sailing World Championship will be staged…

WKF Para-Karate Championship, Dubai 2021
By Mousumi Mazumdar
The World Para-Karate Championship…

Voluntary Tennis Committee Member (Europe) sought
Virtus is seeking application for the position of Virtus Tennis…

2022 list of banned substances and methods published
We would like to draw your attention to the WADA 2022 list of…

Athletes with intellectual impairment highlighted at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
By Mousumi Mazumdar (First published on IPC website on 06 Nov…

Female athletes steal the show at Tokyo 2020
By Mousumi Mazumdar (First published on IPC website on…

Results of the 2021 Para Equestrian Video Competition published!
We are delighted to publish the results of the 5th Para Equestrian…

Virtus Webinar - 25.10.21 - Register NOW!
We are pleased to invite you to join the next in our series…

Virtus World Swimming Championships - rearranged dates
We are pleased to confirm that the 2021 Virtus World Swimming…

Virtus Webinars
We are pleased to invite you to join the next in our series…

2020 Annual Report published
Virtus has today published its annual report for 2020, a year…

It’s a GOLD for Abdul Latif Romly (MAS)
Day 11: Men's F20 Long Jump finishes Games campaign for athletes…

GOLD Medal dedicated to Grandad
Day-10 (Part-2): Title reclaimed after 9 years by Karolina Kucharczyk…

Superstar of the track takes home fourth Paralympic Gold
Day-10 (Part-1): Barbara Bieganowska- Zajac from wins her 4th…

Paralympians creating legacies at Tokyo 2020 Games
Day 9:New World Records created in Aquatics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic…

PRESS STATEMENT: Athlete support and well-being is paramount.
September 02, 2021.
When three F20 Shot Put athletes were…

Singing and dancing celebrations for Gold Medallists
Day-7: Another hot, humid and wet evening at Tokyo did not affect…

Day 6: Games debutants light up the track
By Mousumi Mazumdar & Rebekah Thornton
It was an intense…

Sisters, competitors, Gold and Bronze medallists
Day-5 (Part 2): Ecuadorian sisters dominate Women’s F20 Shot…

Peter Palos now a three time Paralympic Gold Medallist
Day – 5 (Part 1): Peter Palos (HUN) claims third Gold and fourth…

Elena Prokofeva shows she is GOLDEN!
Day - 4 (Part 2): Elena Prokofeva (RPC), at the age of 50, claims…

Humidity affects the game for van Acker
Day-4: Former Paralympic champion, Florian van Acker, blames…

Swimmers Reece Dunn and Valeriia Shabalina doubled their Gold tally
Day-3: Swimmers Reece Dunn and Valeriia Shabalina doubled their…

Table Tennis heats up Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Day-2: Rio 2016 Paralympic Table Tennis medallists, begin defence…

Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
DAY-1: Russian Shabalina breaks her own record World Record
By…

Seefeld - Austria to host 2022 World Skiing Championships
Virtus, the International Federation for sport for athletes with…

2021 World Athletics Championships close
The 2021 Virtus World Athletics Championships have closed with…

Launching The Virtus Academy
Virtus – the International Federation for sport for athletes…

Sam Von Einem Aiming For Gold In Tokyo
Australian Table Tennis player Sam von Einem is one of the famous…






Great Britain’s Kiera Byland: Daring to dream
Great Britain’s Kiera Byland is ‘daring to dream’ of multiple…

Collet targets Global Games triple
By Giuseppe Napoli and Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment…

Falk set to make World Championships debut
By Alison Thompson and Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment…

Turnbull prepares for potential Global Games debut
By Mariam Khan | For Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment Sport
Great…

Australia’s Harding hopes for home success at Global Games
By Alison Thompson | For Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment…

Kaitlyn Papworth: From backyard basketball to success
By Alison Thompson | For Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment…

Lenine Cunha on reaching 200 career medals, his mother and life as an athlete
Portugal’s Lenine Cunha is a familiar face on the Virtus: World…

Volegov aims high at 2019 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Skiing World Championships
By Lotte Rooijendijk | For Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment…

Russia’s Nikitina in the hunt for cycling gold at World Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games
By Giuseppe Napoli | For Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment…

Going for gold: Duinkerke on the road to Brisbane 2019
By Giuseppe Napoli | For Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment…

Alberto Campbell-Staines: Global Games hometown hero
Gaurav Mokhasi | For Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment…

Wren preparing to take on world at home World Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games
By Mariam Khan and Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment Sport
Australia…

Miyares: I want to break as many records as possible at Global Games
By Georgia McCutcheon and Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment…

Berger aims to fly high at Global Games
By Gaurav Mokhasi | For Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment…

Wong has her eyes on the prize on the road to 2019 World Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games
By Mariam Khan | For Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment Sport
Hong…

Pierce eyes Tokyo 2020 swimming berth
By Georgia McCutcheon and Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment…

Jansson wants to prove doubters wrong at home World Intellectual Impairment Sport Football Worlds
Sweden’s Anders Jansson wants to use his home Football World…