Japan’s Maki Ito competes in the women’s singles table tennis – Class 11 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images for Tokyo 2020)

Entry deadlines for International Federation for Intellectual Disability Sport (World Intellectual Impairment Sport) World Championships in basketball, table tennis and road cycling are edging closer, including the first competition to feature athletes with down syndrome and autism.

The 2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport World Table Tennis Championships in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, from 21-29 October will feature the two new impairment groups and is one of the year’s most anticipated events.

The additions were signed off at the World Intellectual Impairment Sport General Assembly in April, in an exciting development for high performance intellectual disability sport.

The deadline for teams to register their intention to compete is 30 June. The entry pack is available on the World Intellectual Impairment Sport website. 

The 2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport World Cycling Championships will take place as part of the European Junior Cycling Tour Assen between 30 July and 4 August in the Netherlands. Organisers have been busy creating an exciting programme for athletes both in and around the competition, including a cultural day on 2 August.

The individual time trial will kick start the action on 1 August, followed by the team time trial on 3 August and road race 24 hours later.

The entry deadline is 15 June and can be made via World Intellectual Impairment Sport’ athlete registration system ISMS. 

Rounding off the trio of events is the 2017 World Intellectual Impairment Sport World Basketball Championships in Loana, Italy, from 20-26 November. The entry pack is available at the World Intellectual Impairment Sport website and must be submitted by 30 June. 

Judo and swimming World Championships will also take place in 2017.

From 19-22 October judoka will gather in Cologne, Germany, for the World Intellectual Impairment Sport sanctioned competition. Then from 27 November to 4 December swimmers will compete in Aguascalientes, Mexico, for the first World Championships in the Americas.

Information about entries for both events is available at the World Intellectual Impairment Sport website.