Para athletics (track & field)

Last updated November 14, 2026. Every listing links to its source.

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Governing bodies

• U.S. Paralympics Track & Field (managed by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee)

  U.S. governing body

  usopc.org

• World Para Athletics (International Paralympic Committee)

  International federation

  paralympic.org

• United States Association of Blind Athletes

  U.S. governing body

  usaba.org

• USATF Para Track & Field

  Governing body

  usatf.org

Para athletics by state

• Alabama1
• Alaska2
• Arizona5
• Arkansas1
• California2
• Colorado4
• Connecticut2
• Delaware1
• Florida5
• Georgia4
• Hawaii1
• Idaho2
• Illinois5
• Indiana3
• Iowa2
• Kansas4
• Kentucky2
• Louisiana2
• Maine3
• Maryland2
• Massachusetts4
• Michigan3
• Minnesota2
• Mississippi1
• Missouri2
• Montana1
• Nebraska1
• Nevada1
• New Hampshire1
• New Jersey8
• New Mexico1
• New York7
• North Carolina3
• North Dakota3
• Ohio2
• Oklahoma3
• Oregon2
• Pennsylvania7
• Rhode Island1
• South Carolina1
• Tennessee3
• Texas3
• Utah3
• Virginia4
• Washington3
• Washington, D.C.1
• West Virginia1
• Wisconsin1
• Wyoming1

All Para athletics programs

Alabama

• Lakeshore Foundation

  Birmingham · Youth and adults; youth summer aquatics and athletics camps and children's aquatics programs

  Para swimming, Para athletics, Para ice hockey, Multi-sport programs

Alaska

• Challenge Alaska

  Anchorage · All ages

  Para alpine skiing, Para cross-country skiing, Sailing, paddling & water sports, Para climbing

• Special Olympics Alaska

  Anchorage · Children and adults

  Special Olympics sports, Para alpine skiing, Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Arizona

• Special Olympics Arizona

  Goodyear · Children and adults

  Special Olympics sports, Para alpine skiing, Para athletics, Para badminton

• Arizona Heat

  Mesa · Ages 6 and up

  Power soccer, Goalball, Adaptive tennis & golf, Shooting Para sport

• AIA Unified Sports

  Phoenix

  Special Olympics sports, Adaptive football & lacrosse, Para athletics, Adaptive soccer

• Achilles International Greater Phoenix

  Scottsdale · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• University of Arizona Adaptive Athletics

  Tucson

  Wheelchair basketball, Para athletics, Para cycling, Wheelchair tennis

Arkansas

• Achilles International Arkansas

  Springdale · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

California

• Angel City Sports Youth Weekend

  Los Angeles · Up to age 18

  Blind football, Boccia, Goalball, Para table tennis

• Achilles International Los Angeles

  Santa Monica · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Colorado

• CHSAA Unified and Paralympic Events at State Championships

  Aurora

  Adaptive bowling, Special Olympics sports, Para athletics, Para swimming

• Achilles International Boulder

  Boulder · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• Special Olympics Colorado

  Centennial · Children and adults

  Special Olympics sports, Para alpine skiing, Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• 5280 Challenge Games

  Colorado

  Para athletics

Connecticut

• Hospital for Special Care Adaptive Sports

  New Britain · All ages

  Para swimming, Para athletics, Power soccer, Boccia

• Achilles International Connecticut

  Connecticut · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Delaware

• Special Olympics Delaware Unified Sports & Young Athletes

  Newark · Ages 5 and up

  Special Olympics sports, Boccia, Adaptive soccer, Adaptive football & lacrosse

Florida

• Special Olympics Florida Young Athletes & Little ELITES

  Clermont · Ages 2 and up

  Special Olympics sports, Para alpine skiing, Adaptive soccer, Para athletics

• FHSAA Adapted Track & Field Division

  Gainesville

  Para athletics

• FHSAA/Special Olympics Florida Unified Sports

  Gainesville

  Special Olympics sports, Para athletics

• Achilles International Orlando

  Winter Garden · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• Dixie Wheelchair Athletic Association, Inc.

  Florida

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Georgia

• BlazeSports America Youth Programs

  Atlanta · Ages 6 to 22

  Para athletics, Para swimming, Power soccer, Blind football

• Georgia Blind Sports Association

  Atlanta · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• Camp Abilities Columbus GA

  Columbus · Ages 9 to 18

  Goalball, Para cycling, Para swimming, Para athletics

• GHSA Adapted Track and Field (wheelchair and ambulatory)

  Thomaston · High school students

  Para athletics

Hawaii

• Special Olympics Hawaii

  Ewa Beach

  Special Olympics sports, Multi-sport programs, Boccia, Adaptive bowling

Idaho

• IHSAA/Special Olympics Idaho Unified Sports

  Boise

  Special Olympics sports, Para athletics, Dance, cheer & gymnastics

• Special Olympics Idaho

  New Plymouth · Children and adults

  Special Olympics sports, Para alpine skiing, Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Illinois

• IHSA Wheelchair Division Track and Field

  Bloomington

  Para athletics

• University of Illinois Adapted Varsity Athletics

  Champaign · Student-athletes

  Wheelchair basketball, Para athletics

• Achilles International Chicago

  Chicago · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• Dare2tri Kids Tri Camp

  Chicago · Ages 6 and up

  Para triathlon, Para cycling, Para swimming, Para athletics

• Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association (GLASA)

  Lake Forest · Youth, adults and injured military

  Boccia, Para powerlifting, Multi-sport programs, Adaptive tennis & golf

Indiana

• Turnstone Youth Wheelchair Basketball

  Fort Wayne · Ages 5 to 18

  Wheelchair basketball, Wheelchair rugby, Power soccer, Para ice hockey

• IHSAA/Special Olympics Indiana Champions Together Unified Sports

  Indianapolis

  Special Olympics sports, Adaptive football & lacrosse, Para athletics, Boccia

• Fast Cow Invitational

  Indiana

  Para athletics

Iowa

• Adaptive Sports Iowa

  Ames · Children, teens and adults

  Wheelchair basketball, Para athletics, Adaptive tennis & golf, Para ice hockey

  Free

• Iowa High School Para Division Track and Field (IHSAA and IGHSAU)

  Boone

  Para athletics

Kansas

• Blue Valley Streaks (Special Olympics team)

  Overland Park · Ages 8 and up

  Special Olympics sports, Adaptive tennis & golf, Adaptive soccer, Para cycling

  Venue

• Johnson County Park & Recreation Adaptive Recreation

  Shawnee · Ages 8 and up

  Para swimming, Boccia, Adaptive football & lacrosse, Adaptive tennis & golf

  Venue

• Wichita Adaptive Sports Youth Wheelchair Basketball

  Wichita · Ages 5 to 18

  Wheelchair basketball, Adaptive tennis & golf, Para cycling, Para swimming

  Venue

• Challenge Games

  Kansas · Adult and junior divisions

  Para athletics, Boccia

Kentucky

• KHSAA Unified Sports (Unified Track and Field and Unified Bowling)

  Lexington

  Special Olympics sports, Para athletics, Adaptive bowling

• Louisville Lightning (JCPS Adapted Sports)

  Louisville · Track athletes in grades 2-10 (first season)

  Para athletics, Wheelchair basketball

Louisiana

• Louisiana High School Wheelchair/Adapted Track and Field at State Meet

  Baton Rouge

  Para athletics

• Louisiana GUMBO (Games Uniting Mind and Body)

  Pineville · Ages 5 and up

  Para athletics, Boccia

  Free

Maine

• Central Maine Adaptive Sports (CMAS)

  Auburn · People of all ages

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, Para athletics, Para cycling

• MOBALE Summer Sports Education Camp

  Readfield

  Goalball, Multi-sport programs, Para swimming, Para athletics

• Special Olympics Maine

  South Portland · Children and adults; Unified Schools pre-K through college

  Special Olympics sports, Para alpine skiing, Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

  Free

Maryland

• Achilles International Baltimore

  Baltimore · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• Bennett Blazers

  Baltimore · Ages 2 to 18

  Boccia, Power soccer, Para swimming, Para athletics

Massachusetts

• Achilles International Boston

  Boston · All ages

  Para athletics

• Adaptive Sports New England Youth Sport Clubs

  Boston · Youth (teen rowing program available)

  Para swimming, Para rowing, Para athletics

• Boston Athletic Association

  Boston

  Para athletics

• MIAA/Special Olympics Massachusetts Unified Sports (Basketball and Track & Field)

  Franklin

  Special Olympics sports, Para athletics

Michigan

• University of Michigan Adaptive Sports & Fitness

  Ann Arbor

  Wheelchair tennis, Wheelchair basketball, Para athletics, Therapeutic riding

• MHSAA Adaptive Track and Field Events

  East Lansing

  Para athletics

• The Hartford Nationals (Move United national championship)

  Grand Rapids · Youth and adult divisions

  Para archery, Boccia, Para powerlifting, Para triathlon

Minnesota

• Achilles International Minnesota

  Minneapolis · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• Courage Kenny Adaptive Sports and Recreation

  Minneapolis · Programs for youth and adults; people of all ages and abilities

  Para alpine skiing, Para snowboard, Para cross-country skiing, Sailing, paddling & water sports

Mississippi

• Methodist Rehabilitation Center Adaptive Sports Program

  Jackson

  Wheelchair rugby, Boccia, Para cycling, Para fencing

Missouri

• MSHSAA/Special Olympics Missouri Unified Track and Field

  Columbia · High school students; athletes may continue until the school year they turn 21 if their IEP keeps them in school

  Special Olympics sports, Para athletics

• Achilles International St. Louis

  St. Louis · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Montana

• Special Olympics Montana

  Great Falls · Children and adults

  Special Olympics sports, Para alpine skiing, Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Nebraska

• Lincoln Parks & Recreation Adaptive Programs (Lincoln Shooting Stars)

  Lincoln · Ages 2 and up

  Multi-sport programs, Boccia, Adaptive bowling, Adaptive football & lacrosse

Nevada

• Achilles International Las Vegas

  Las Vegas · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

New Hampshire

• NHIAA Unified Sports

  Concord

  Adaptive soccer, Special Olympics sports, Para athletics, Sitting volleyball

New Jersey

• Bayonne Special Needs Sports Program

  Bayonne · Youth / children with special needs

  Multi-sport programs, Adaptive soccer, Adaptive baseball & softball, Power and adaptive hockey

• Navigators Adaptive Sports Club

  Bayonne · Ages 7 and up

  Para athletics, Para swimming, Para archery, Para triathlon

• Children's Lightning Wheels

  New Brunswick · Ages 6 to 22

  Para swimming, Para athletics, Para archery, Para powerlifting

• NJSIAA Wheelchair Track and Field at State Meets

  Robbinsville

  Para athletics

• NJSIAA/Special Olympics New Jersey Interscholastic Unified Sports

  Robbinsville

  Adaptive bowling, Special Olympics sports, Para athletics

• Achilles International New Jersey

  New Jersey · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• Association of Blind Athletes of New Jersey (ABANJ)

  New Jersey · Children and adults who are blind and visually impaired

  Goalball, Adaptive baseball & softball, Para athletics, Para swimming

• New Jersey Fillies

  New Jersey

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

New Mexico

• Special Olympics New Mexico

  Albuquerque · Ages 8 and up

  Special Olympics sports, Multi-sport programs, Adaptive bowling, Boccia

New York

• Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans

  New York · Ages 18 and up

  Para athletics, Para cycling

• Achilles International New York City

  New York · All ages; Achilles Kids for children with disabilities

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• Achilles Kids (NYC Metro)

  New York · Ages 3 to 21

  Para athletics

• Rising New York Road Runners Wheelchair Training Program

  New York · Ages 6 to 21

  Para athletics

  Free

• United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County sports

  Roosevelt

  Boccia, Para powerlifting, Para athletics

• Camp Abilities CABVI

  Utica · Ages 8 to 15

  Goalball, Para athletics, Para cycling, Para swimming

• New York Association of Blind Athletes (NYABA)

  New York

  Para athletics, Goalball, Multi-sport programs, Para judo

North Carolina

• Abilities Unlimited of the Carolinas (AUCarolinas)

  Charlotte · Youth and adults

  Wheelchair basketball, Adaptive baseball & softball, Para athletics, Para archery

• Achilles International Charlotte

  Charlotte · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• Raising Cane Running

  North Carolina

  Para athletics

North Dakota

• HOPE, Inc.

  Fargo · Ages 2 and up

  Para ice hockey, Para alpine skiing, Wheelchair basketball, Adaptive soccer

• Dreams in Motion

  Mandan · Youth and adults with mobility challenges or visual impairments

  Multi-sport programs, Para alpine skiing, Sitting volleyball, Para ice hockey

• Prairie Grit Adaptive Sports (PGAS)

  Minot · Ages 5 and up

  Para ice hockey, Para athletics, Adaptive tennis & golf, Para swimming

Ohio

• National Veterans Golden Age Games

  Cleveland · Ages 55 and up

  Para archery, Shooting Para sport, Para badminton, Multi-sport programs

• OHSAA Seated Division Track and Field

  Columbus · Ages 14 to 18

  Para athletics

Oklahoma

• University of Central Oklahoma Paralympic Training Site

  Edmond

  Para archery, Para athletics, Sitting volleyball, Para powerlifting

• OSSAA/Special Olympics Oklahoma Unified League

  Oklahoma City

  Sitting volleyball, Dance, cheer & gymnastics, Special Olympics sports, Para athletics

• Tulsa Center Youth Programming - Wheelchair Racing

  Tulsa · Up to age 19

  Para athletics

Oregon

• World Wheelchair Sports

  Eugene

  Para athletics, Outdoor adventure

• OSAA Para Division Track and Field

  Wilsonville · Ages 14 to 18

  Para athletics

Pennsylvania

• Special Olympics Pennsylvania Interscholastic Unified Sports (PIAA-supported)

  Norristown

  Special Olympics sports, Boccia, Para athletics, Adaptive soccer

• Achilles International Philadelphia

  Philadelphia · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• Carousel House Recreation Center

  Philadelphia

  Para swimming, Para athletics

• Magee Rehabilitation Wheelchair Sports

  Philadelphia

  Power and adaptive hockey, Para athletics, Wheelchair rugby, Wheelchair tennis

• Penn State Ability Athletics

  University Park

  Wheelchair basketball, Para powerlifting, Para athletics, Para cycling

• Camp Abilities PA at West Chester University

  West Chester · School-age

  Goalball, Para cycling, Para swimming, Para athletics

• Strong as Steel Adaptive Sports

  Pennsylvania · Ages 5 to 21

  Para athletics

Rhode Island

• Newport Parks & Recreation Adaptive Programs

  Newport

  Para swimming, Para athletics

South Carolina

• Coastal Adaptive Sports

  Myrtle Beach · Children, teens, adults and seniors

  Para cycling, Multi-sport programs, Para athletics, Adaptive surfing

  Venue

Tennessee

• TSSAA/Special Olympics Tennessee Unified Championships

  Hermitage

  Special Olympics sports, Adaptive football & lacrosse, Adaptive bowling, Para athletics

• ABLE Youth

  Nashville · Ages 3 to 22

  Wheelchair basketball, Wheelchair tennis, Para athletics, Para swimming

• Achilles International Nashville

  Nashville · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Texas

• Achilles International Austin

  Austin · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• UIL Track & Field Wheelchair Division

  Austin · Ages 14 to 18

  Para athletics

• SA Xtreme (Kinetic Kids competitive para sports)

  San Antonio · Ages 6 to 28

  Para athletics, Para archery, Para swimming

Utah

• Special Olympics Utah

  Draper · Children and adults

  Special Olympics sports, Para alpine skiing, Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• UHSAA/Special Olympics Utah Unified Sports

  Midvale

  Special Olympics sports, Adaptive soccer, Para athletics

• Achilles International Utah

  Salt Lake City · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Virginia

• Achilles International Charlottesville

  Charlottesville · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• Fairfax Falcons Paralympic Sports

  Fairfax · Ages 4 to 22

  Wheelchair basketball, Para athletics, Wheelchair tennis, Adaptive tennis & golf

• Champions Together Unified Track & Field (Virginia)

  Richmond

  Para athletics, Special Olympics sports

• Achilles International Shenandoah Valley

  Virginia

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Washington

• WIAA Inclusive Division Track and Field (Washington)

  Renton

  Para athletics

• Special Olympics Washington

  Seattle · Children and adults

  Special Olympics sports, Para alpine skiing, Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

• ParaSport Spokane

  Spokane · Ages 5 and up

  Wheelchair basketball, Para ice hockey, Para athletics, Para swimming

  Ice rinkFree

Washington, D.C.

• Achilles International Washington, D.C.

  Washington · All ages

  Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

West Virginia

• CAMC Para-athletic Program

  Charleston · All ages

  Para athletics, Shooting Para sport, Para swimming, Wheelchair basketball

Wisconsin

• WIAA Wisconsin Wheelchair Division Track and Field

  Stevens Point

  Para athletics

Wyoming

• Special Olympics Wyoming

  Casper · Children and adults

  Special Olympics sports, Para alpine skiing, Para athletics, Multi-sport programs

Questions people ask

What is para athletics?

Running, wheelchair racing, frame running, throws and jumps, grouped by classification for physical, visual and intellectual impairments.

Who governs para athletics?

U.S. Paralympics Track & Field (managed by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee) (U.S. governing body); World Para Athletics (International Paralympic Committee) (International federation); United States Association of Blind Athletes (U.S. governing body); USATF Para Track & Field (Governing body).

How do I find para athletics near me?

Pick your state from the list on this page to see every para athletics program we know of near you. The most listings are in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Florida. You can also search by ZIP code on the map at playadaptivesports.org.

Can kids play para athletics?

Yes. 125 of the 127 para athletics listings here say they serve kids or teens.

How much does para athletics cost?

5 of the 127 listings say they are free. Many others charge a fee but offer scholarships, and grants can help pay for equipment. See the grants page for funding.