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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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Move United Adaptive Shooting

Move United Expands its National Adaptive Shooting League

Move United, an organization specializing in community-based sports and recreation for individuals with disabilities, is expanding its national Adaptive Shooting League. The Move United Adaptive Shooting League is comprised of Move United member organizations and community partners located across the country that have an interest in fostering the sport of adaptive shooting (air rifle and […]

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Volt Hockey
Volt hockey offers athletes with disabilities the chance to move around in specialized wheelchairs that go up to 10 mph. Photo courtesy of Boston Whiplash

Volt Hockey Offers Athletes with Disabilities an Exciting New Sport

The Northeastern University men’s and women’s hockey teams showed up to the rink prepared for a battle. These teams have won Beanpot tournaments and been to Frozen Fours, but they were no match for the squads they were up against. Two games took place that day in Boston, with the Division I athletes getting blanked […]

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ESPN WWOS Warrior Games

U.S. Army Announces 2024 Warrior Games at ESPN Wide World of Sports

The Department of Defense Warrior Games will return to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida, in June 2024. First held in 2010, the annual event will feature hundreds of athletes, including those from international allied nations, who will compete in adaptive sporting events such as wheelchair […]

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Blind Soccer Clinics

U.S. Association of Blind Athletes to Host Soccer Clinics in Los Angeles

The U.S. Association of Blind Athletes will support the city of Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Department to offer visually impaired and blind soccer clinics as part of the PlayLA Adaptive Youth Sports Program. The free clinics are designed for blind and visually impaired youth ages 5 to 17. All skill levels are welcome to […]

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National Wheelchair Basketball Association

Fort Wayne to Host National Wheelchair Basketball Association Championship

Turnstone and Visit Fort Wayne will host the 2024 National Wheelchair Basketball Association Women’s and Military Division Wheelchair Basketball National Championships from April 26-28 at the Plassman Athletic Center. “We are honored to welcome the NWBA to Fort Wayne in 2024 and know that Turnstone Center will deliver an elite experience for athletes and attendees, […]

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Boccia Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne to Host USA Boccia 2023 National Championships

Visit Fort Wayne and Turnstone Center will host the USA Boccia 2023 National Championships, August 3-6 at the Plassman Athletic Center at Turnstone, the first time for a boccia national to be held in Indiana. Boccia is an inclusive sport for seated athletes with and without disabilities. It can be played individually, in pairs or […]

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Alabama Adaptive

66th Hartford Nationals Starts in Alabama

The 66th Hartford Nationals, Move United’s largest and longest-standing national sport championship event for athletes with a physical disability, visual impairment, and/or intellectual disability, will take place in Hoover and Birmingham, Alabama, from July 8–14. More than 400 athletes with disabilities and coaches are expected to participate in a series of events that include competitions, […]

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2023 Adapted Sport and Leadership Symposium Set for October 11–12

The 2023 Adapted Sport and Leadership Symposium will be held virtually on October 11–12. Since 2020, the annual LABS has connected leaders from the adapted sport industry and beyond for sessions, speakers and panels designed to advance the adapted sport movement. This year’s LABS theme is “Sport Changes EVERYTHING.” The theme focuses on how participating […]

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National Beep Baseball Association

National Beep Baseball Association World Series Headed to Norman

The 2023 National Beep Baseball Association World Series will be played in Norman, Oklahoma. The NBBA, an association for visually impaired players, will bring its championship competition to the state from July 30 through August 5 at Griffin Park. Beep baseball uses audio technology, a ball that beeps and 4-feet-high bases that feature a switch […]

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