There are major sporting events around the world that cater specifically for athletes with disabilities. There is a separate list of events for deaf athletes.

Wheelchair marathon Wheelchair athletes
  • Paralympic Games — held in conjunction with the Summer Olympic Games. The next Paralympic Games will be held in LA in 2028, followed by Brisbane in 2032.
  • Deaflympics — an Olympics type event for deaf athletes, held every four years. The next Deaflympics Olympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan in 2025.
  • Défi sportif — a multi-sport event for disabled athletes held in Montreal, Canada. Involves athletes of the five types of disabilities: auditory, physical, psychiatric, intellectual, and visual, as well as athletes of all levels.
  • Special Olympics World Games — Winter and Summer events held every 4 years for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
  • World Abilitysport Games — a multi-sport competition for wheelchair athletes, formerly known as the Stoke Mandeville, World Wheelchair Games and the International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games.
  • World Abilitysport Guttman Games — created to give athletes with physical impairments competing in non-Paralympic sports the chance to compete on the international stage. The inaugural event is planned for 2024.
  • Invictus Games — an international Paralympic-style multi-sport event for wounded soldiers, first held in 2014.
  • Trisome Games — an international multi-sport competition for athletes with Down Syndrome held every four years
  • Parasports at the Commonwealth Games

Regional Para Games

  • ASEAN Para Games
  • African Para Games — the first-ever African Paralympic Games are scheduled for 2023 when Ghana also hosts the African Games.

Disabled Events No Longer Held

Future Disabled Events

  • Paralympic Games: The next Paralympic Games will be held in LA in 2028.
  • Deaflympics: The next Deaflympics will be held in Tokyo, Japan from 15 to 26 November 2025.
  • Special Olympics World Games: The next Special Olympics World Games will be held in Santiago, Chile in 2027.
  • World Abilitysport Games: The next World Abilitysport Games will be held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 17 to 24 of November 2025.
  • African Para Games: The next edition of the African Games will be hosted by Cairo, Egypt in 2027.