WASHINGTON – Registration is open for the 32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games, the largest annual wheelchair sports event in the world. More than 500 veterans are expected to compete in the Games, taking place June 25-30, 2012, in Richmond, VA.

The Games, presented by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Paralyzed Veterans of America, are open to all U.S. military veterans who use wheelchairs for sports competition due to spinal cord injuries, neurological conditions, amputations, or other mobility impairments.
The athletes will compete in all events against others with similar athletic ability, competitive experience, or age. Seventeen competitive events including swimming, basketball, table tennis, archery, and wheelchair slalom (a timed obstacle course), are part of the games.