[3] The 2020 event was to be hosted in Denver, Colorado[4] but was cancelled and deferred to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
[5] The event was founded in 1984 by Wheelchair & Ambulatory Sports, USA and was first held in July 1984.
Similar to the Olympic Games, the Junior Nationals are held every year in a different host city in the United States through a bidding process.
Athletes must have a physical, visual, or intellectual impairment that is classifiable under the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Classification System.
Athletes must also achieve required qualifying standards prior to the Junior Nationals registration deadline.