Wheelchair and adaptive sports affected across the globe
Updated 5/4
Just as the coronavirus has had a major affect on the NBA, NHL, MLB and other major sports, wheelchair and adaptive sports are no different. Multiple wheelchair and adaptive sports events, including those with Paralyzed Veterans of America and ones around the U.S. and world, have been canceled or postponed. Here’s a look below at some of the events it’s affected so far:
CANCELED
March 12 – 2020 Para Biathlon World Championships (Ostersund, Sweden)
March 13-15 – PVA Mid-Atlantic Billiards Tournament (Midlothian, Va., Diamond Billiards)
March 14-17 – Dubai 2020 World Para Athletics Grand Prix (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
March 16-22 – World Para Alpine Skiing Hafjell 2020 World Cup (Hafjell, Norway)
March 17-22 – 31st annual United States Tennis Association Wheelchair Tennis ITF Super Series Cajun Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)
March 19-21 – 2020 National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) Toyota Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball National Championships (Wichita and Bel Aire, Kansas, Wichita Hoops)
March 21-22 – PVA Wisconsin Chapter Air Rifle and Pistol Tournament (Milwaukee)
March 24-28 – Are World Para Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals (Are, Sweden)
March 25-28 – Sao Paulo 2020 World Para Swimming World Series (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
March 26-20 and April 2-5 – USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Festival 2020 (Pittsburgh)
March 26-28 – Sao Paulo 2020 World Para Athletics Grand Prix (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
March 27-29 – 2020 United States Quad Rugby Association National Championships (Rockford, Ill.)
March 27-29 – 2020 Toyota National Women’s Wheelchair Basketball Tournament (Phoenix)
March 27-29 – PVA Handcycling Off-Road Expo (Chesterfield, Va.)
April 3-5 – PVA Bass Tour Florida Gulf Coast Bass Tournament (Tavares, Fla.)
April 9-12 – PVA Mid-America Bowling Tournament (Shawnee, Okla.)
April 9-12 – Sheffield 2020 World Para Swimming World Series (Sheffield, England)
April 10 – PVA NC Bass Fishing Tournament
April 16-18 – PVA Buckeye Chapter Air Rifle, Pistol and Boccia Tournaments (Geneva, Ohio)
April 23-26 – Redlands Bicycle Classic (Redlands, Calif.)
April 24-26 – PVA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Trapshooting Tournament (Charles City, Va.)
April 24-26 – Beijing 2020 World Para Athletics Grand Prix (Beijing, China)
April 26 – London 2020 Marathon World Cup (London)
May 1-3 – Singapore 2020 World Para Swimming World Series (Singapore)
May 7-8 – PVA Mid-Atlantic Chapter Boccia Tournament (Hampton, Va.)
May 22-24 – Jesolo 2020 World Para Athletics Grand Prix (Jesolo, Italy)
May 28-30 – Nottwil 2020 World Para Athletics Grand Prix (Nottwil, Switzerland)
May 28-31 – Thunder in The Valley Games (Michigan)
June 18-21 – Angel City Games, including all other Angel City Sports programming through the end of June (Los Angeles)
July 3-8 – National Veterans Wheelchair Games (Portland, Ore.)
Oct 9-10 – Team USA Japanese Wheelchair Softball Championships, Tokyo, Japan
August 6-8, 45th Adult Wheelchair Softball World Series (Biloxi, MS)
POSTPONED
March 11-15 – 2020 United States Tennis Association Wheelchair Tennis Georgia Open (Rome, Ga.)
March 27-29 – PVA Cal-Diego Chapter Shooting Sports Tournament (Redlands, Calif.)
April 1-5 – Desert Challenge Games (Mesa, Ariz.) – postponed at least 30 days
April 16-18 – Indianapolis 2020 Swimming World Series (Indianapolis, TBD)
April 18-19 – Fort Wayne Para-Cycling Open (Fort Wayne, Ind., date TBD)
April 20 – Boston Marathon (Boston) — Moved to Sept. 14
May 2 – U.S. Paralympics Cycling Athlete Search (Miami, Fla.)
May 6-8 – Paris 2020 Grand Prix (Paris, TBD)
May 9-16 – Invictus Games (The Hague, Netherlands) New dates to be announced for 2021
May 23-24 – 2020 Para Dance Sport Mainhatten Cup (Frankfurt, Germany)
May 24-June 7 – French Open (Paris, moved to Sept. 20-Oct. 4)
June 27-28 – Lomianki 2020 Para Dance Sport Polish Open (Lomianki, Poland)
July 23-Aug. 8, 2021 – 2020 Summer Olympics (Tokyo)
Aug. 24-Sept. 5, 2021 – 2020 Summer Paralympics (Tokyo)
STILL ON (for now)
May 6-7 – USA Cycling Para-cycling Road Nationals (Augusta, Ga.)
May 23-24, Wheelchair Wind-Up Tournament (Pasadena, TX)
June 6-7, 5th Mary Freebed Tournament (Grand Rapids, MI)
June 6-7, Kansas City Diamond Tournament (Kansas City, KS/MO)
June 6-7, Southeastern Slugfest (Greenville, SC)
June 20-21 National Wheelcats Classic (Nashville, TN)
June 27-28, CPD/Shirley Ryan Tournament (Chicago, IL)
June 26-28 – U.S. Paralympics Team Trials (Minneapolis)
July 1-2 – USA Cycling Para-cycling Track Nationals (Breinigsville, Pa.)
July 11-12, Minnesota Twins Tournament (Minneapolis, MN)
July 11-12, Columbus Reds Softball Tournament (Columbus, OH)
July 11-12, Crossroads Wheelchair Softball Classic (Victoria, TX)
July 18-19, 20th Nebraska Barons Tournament (Omaha, NE)
July 25-26, LWRSA Tournament (New Lenox, IL)
July 31- Aug 1, 13th Junior Wheelchair Softball World Series (Omaha, NE)
**The list will be updated as needed**
Additionally, the International Paralympic Committee is also issuing a weekly update on the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It can be found at paralympic.org/news/information-para-athletes-and-ipc-members-regarding-coronavirus.