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Move United
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2024 Move United Sanctioned Competitions Schedule Announced

Move United will sanction 35 events in 24 states throughout 2024, the most ever. The competitions overall will serve more than 2,000 athletes of all ages and performance levels, including new athletes, Paralympians and veterans. The number of 2024 competitions is up nine on the total from last year with two additional states added to […]

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PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program Launches 2024 Programming

The PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program, an initiative launched by the city of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, kicked off its winter adaptive sports season on January 20 with the return of sitting volleyball clinics, supported by the Triumph Foundation. PlayLA first introduced sitting volleyball in early 2022, and the sport, now in […]

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Lakeshore Foundation SSPC
The new Sports Science & Performance Center at the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama, is specially designed for adaptive athletes. (Photo by Jason Gewirtz)

New Lakeshore Foundation Center Ups the Game for Adaptive Sports

Ricky Castaneda has big plans for his sports future. And at the top of the list is to lead Team USA’s first blind soccer team in 2028 when the sport gains entry to the Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles. In addition to being the country’s top prospect, the future star is also a data […]

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Maryland Golf

USGA Announces Five Future Tournaments in Maryland

The United States Golf Association has committed to bringing five national championships to the state of Maryland over an 11-year period starting in 2025, marking the organization’s return to Maryland for the first time since 2021. Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland, has been chosen by the United States Golf Association as the host site […]

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Para surfing

Huntington Beach Ready to Host 2023 ISA World Para Surfing Championship

As the International Surfing Association tries to get para surfing into the 2028 Paralympic Summer Games in Los Angeles, the organization will host the eighth edition of the ISA World Para Surfing Championship in Huntington Beach, California, from November 5–11. The 2022 event in Pismo Beach, California, saw a record-breaking 180 athletes representing 28 national […]

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Wheelchair Rugby World Cup

Historic International Wheelchair Rugby Cup Starts in Paris

As the Rugby World Cup reaches the semifinal stage in Paris and with less than one year before the Paralympic Summer Games in the French capital, World Wheelchair Rugby and World Rugby have collaborated with the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup getting underway on Wednesday at Halle Carpentier stadium in Paris. More than 100 male and […]

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All in sport consulting

Study: Estimated Economic Impact of Adapted and Para Sports Events Surges

According to the economic impact study conducted by All In Sport Consulting, the estimated economic impact of adapted and para sport-related events nationwide totaled $139.1 million in 2022, surpassing pre-COVID levels and showing a 78% increase from 2021. “This year’s economic impact figures present strong evidence that para- and adapted sport organizations have moved past […]

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TEAMS Adaptive sports
From left, Michelle Kimpel, Glenn Merry, Molly Quinn, Roderick Townsend and Julie (O'Neill) Dussliere. Photo by Jared Wickerham

TEAMS ’23: Opportunities in Adaptive Sports

More and more opportunities are being presented for athletes in adaptive sports, from new competitions to potential new sports on the Paralympic program. In this session at the TEAMS Conference & Expo at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, leaders in the space discussed what’s coming next, what your destination needs to consider when planning […]

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LABS Announces 2023 Conference Program

The fourth annual Adapted Sport Leadership & Business Symposium, also known as LABS, will be held virtually on October 11–12 and bring together athletes and advocates in the adapted sports space. This year’s agenda for the event, organized by All in Sport Consulting, features eight sessions on a variety of topics. All In Sport Consulting […]

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3×3 Wheelchair Basketball Tournament

3×3 Wheelchair Basketball Tournament Returns to Rocky Mount

A 3×3 wheelchair basketball tournament in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, will return on September 9 and for the first time will have Bridge II Sports hosting a national 3×3 event for women wheelchair basketball players. The tournament will take place at Rocky Mount Event Center, managed by The Sports Facilities Companies, and will feature veterans, […]

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