What: 2025 National Veterans Wheelchair Games
When: July 17th through 22nd, 2025
Where:
Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 2nd Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Event: Main Hub
Lake Minnetonka Regional Park
4610 Country Road 44
Minnetrista, MN 55331
Event: Bass Fishing
Mill City Museum
704 South 2nd Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Event: Motor Rally
Lake Harriet
4135 W Lake Harriet Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Event: Cycling
Bowlero Lanes
7545 Brooklyn Boulevard
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
Event: Bowling
University of Minnesota
Notarium University – Jean K. freeman Aquatic Center
1910 University Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Event: Swimming
Volunteers Link: wheelchairgames.org/community/volunteer
Volunteers get a shirt and a meal ticket.
Volunteers under the age of 18 need a parent’s permission or to accompany their parents who are volunteering.
Click on the schedule below to see all the different events on schedule there’s just too many to list in this post
Wheelchair Games Schedule July 17-22nd
(The following is from the about page on wheelchairgames.org)
MISSION & HISTORY
The National Veterans Wheelchair Games is the world’s largest annual wheelchair sports and rehabilitation event solely for military veterans. The event demonstrates the unstoppable character of veterans and seeks to foster wider respect and opportunities for all people with disabilities.
The National Veterans Wheelchair Games is open to all U.S. veterans with spinal cord injuries, amputations, multiple sclerosis, or other central neurological conditions who require a wheelchair for athletic competition. Every year, hundreds of American heroes from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the post-9/11 era compete in this celebration of sport, courage and camaraderie.
EMPOWERING VETERANS SINCE 1981!
The Department of Veterans Affairs launched the Wheelchair Games in 1981 with 7 events and 77 athletes. Paralyzed Veterans of America joined the VA in 1985 to help expand the event’s mission and reach. The Wheelchair Games has flourished as more VA therapists turn to adaptive sports to help veterans become more active in their lives and communities – and, in some cases, reach higher levels of national and international competition. Over the years, thousands of veterans with disabilities have gained the skills, confidence, and experience to take on challenges in the spirit of opportunity rather than limitation.
The last time Minneapolis hosted the event was in 2005.
The following information was taken from the wheelchairgames.org. This event is sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA). I am a US Army Veteran. I have a non-physical disability and I see physically disabled Veterans every day I visit the VA-Minneapolis or the Maplewood VA Outpatient Clinic. ~~ Publius Jr