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Dairyland Sports is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2017 with the purpose of engaging and empowering all individuals, regardless of physical ability or experience level, to be involved in adaptive sports.

The Dairyland Games is Wisconsin’s first and only adaptive sports event sanctioned by Move United allowing athletes to qualify for Junior Nationals, the oldest and largest continuously-held competitive sports event for athletes with physical disabilities ages 6 to 22 in North America! The Dairyland Games was originally established to provide an opportunity for local Wisconsin athletes to compete and qualify for Junior Nationals in 2016 (Middleton, WI), but the ultimate goal is to increase awareness, availability, and accessibility to adaptive sports in Wisconsin and across the Midwest.

In 2016, the inaugural Dairyland Games was hosted at Sauk Prarie High School and included various events in track and field. Only 16 athletes from Illinois and Wisconsin participated in the inaugural Dairyland Games, however, the stage was set for a tremendous adaptive sports movement in Wisconsin.

Just 3 short years later in 2019, the Dairyland Games proudly hosted 75 athletes for a 3-day competition at Middleton High School with representation from 8 different states across the Midwest. The 2019 Dairyland Games offered events in track, field, and swimming with over 350 event entries in total. In addition, free clinics were offered in para taekwondo, wheelchair basketball, and para cheer with the help of community partners and healthcare vendors across the state of Wisconsin. Finally, adults over the age of 22 were eligible to compete in the “adult open” division in an effort to maximize participation in adaptive sports across the lifespan and to support the dreams of Paralympic hopefuls.

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Running/Wheelchair Racing

Proper muscle balance is essential in order to prevent injuries and to enhance athletic performance. Common sport-related injuries such as rotator cuff tendonitis or bicepital tendonitis are due to overuse/improper muscular balance. These injuries are common in certain sports, but are also common to the everyday wheelchair user. A high percentage of athletes in throwing…

Since the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, swimming has been one of the Games’ main sports. The thrill of competition aside, swimming offers many benefits including strengthening the cardiovascular systems and the major muscle groups of both the upper and lower body. It also develops flexibility in the muscles and joints as…

Track and Field is the largest Olympic and Paralympic sport in terms of the number of athletes and number of classifications and categories. In addition to the races that take place on the track, there are a number of competitions that take place on the field inside the track. In particular, there are throwing and…