The Master List is a list of athletes who can compete at Virtus: World Intellectual Impairment Sport competitions. These are athletes who have completed the athlete eligibility check and can be considered to compete.
Depending on the sport, some athletes can then go on to be classified for the Paralympic Games. However this is a separate process carried out by World Para Athletics, World Para Swimming or the International Table Tennis Federation.
How Does An Athlete Get On The Master List?
An athlete who wants to compete at a high level must first contact their national Member organisation. They will then take them through the application and evidence process. This is then sent to the World Intellectual Impairment Sport Eligibility Committee.
More information about the eligibility process can be found on the applying for eligibility page.
Master Lists
- II1 (Intellectual Disability) – International Eligibility | National Eligibility
- II2 (Significant Intellectual Disability) – International Eligibility
- II3 (Autism) – International Eligibility
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Lenine CUNHA- Virtus Ambassador from Portugal
We are delighted to welcome our Virtus Ambassador from Portugal for his second term with us. Lenine is a London 2012 Bronze medalist and owns 226 International medals. He is also the current Virtus Record holder in Pentathlon, Heptathlon and Triple Jump. -
Gabriel Bandeira - Virtus Ambassador
Gabriel Bandeira is the first Virtus Ambassador from Brazil. He made a terrific Paralympic Games debut by winning 1 Gold with a Paralympic record, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
He is also the current World Record holder in S14 200m IM and 100m Butterfly. -
2022 Virtus Para-Equestrian (Round 1) results
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Virtus Ambassador- Rahma Khaled Hussain
We are delighted to welcome our first Virtus Ambassador from Egypt. She is not only an international medalist but also the first ever TV presenter with Down syndrome in Egypt. She is a perfect example of how athletes with intellectual impairments can learn and transfer skills successfully from sports to other professions.
Instagram acc- https://www.instagram.com/rahmakhaledhussein/
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DAY 6 - ATHLETICS - 2022 VIRTUS EUROPEAN GAMES
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DAY 6 - SWIMMING - 2022 VIRTUS EUROPEAN GAMES
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DAY 4- ATHLETICS - 2022 VIRTUS EUROPEAN GAMES
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DAY 4- SWIMMING - 2022 VIRTUS EUROPEAN GAMES
Virtus World Intellectual Impairment Sport, “Virtus” is the brand name of the International 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)