The adaptive athletics program at UA offers wheelchair track, rugby, tennis, basketball and even a sport for the blind called goalball.
Of the many different adaptive programs, wheelchair track & road racing, established in 1997, has developed paralympians and others who have experienced international racing. The team competes in events from the Jim Click’s Run ‘N’ Roll, an on-campus fundraiser for Adaptive Athletics, all the way up to the Paralympic Games.
This October, two athletes from the wheelchair racing team will be competing in the Doha 2015 International Paralympic Committee Athletics World Championships. October is also a big month with the Olympic marathon qualifier for Rio, which will be held on Oct.