The nonprofit Triumph Foundation is set to host their seventh annual Wheelchair Sports Festival at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex on April 28-29.

The free event is set to introduce people who are newly injured — such as veterans, children and others with disabilities — to participate in wheelchair sports.

The Wheelchair Sports Festival also provides learning opportunities to the general public, and showcases people living with physical impairment in a way that members of Santa Clarita do not often see.

The sporting event is scheduled to have 10 different recreational activities that are open to the public, with free participation.

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The games that are set to be played are wheelchair hockey, basketball, quad rugby (aka murderball), racquetball, baseball, hand cycling, SCUBA, curling, track and field, wheelchair skating (WCMX), and a wheelchair rodeo race.

“The festival brings everyone together regardless of abilities, able-body and disabled alike, to take part in a weekend of free activities and games,” said a Triumph Foundation press release.

The Wheelchair Sports Festival is part of the Paralympic Gateway to Gold, a talent identification program that introduces paralympic-eligible athletes to sports, which acts as a pipeline to competition, and is often the first step toward the podium representing the U.S. Paralympic Team, according to officials.

“This is Triumph’s major event of the year, giving people with disabilities a chance to push the limits of their ability, play games with friends and family on a level playing ground, and enhances their quality of life through the benefit of exercise, sports and fitness,” said Triumph Foundation Founder Andrew Skinner, who suffered a spinal cord injury in November 2004 in a snowboarding accident and founded the organization in 2008.  “People travel from all over California to attend this event and we are excited with the anticipation of over 1,000 people to participate this year.”

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Residents are invited to come see how people with disabilities continue to stay active and live fulfilling lives.

This event does have expenses that need to be covered, and Triumph Foundation is seeking community partners to help keep the event free and open to all. To become an event sponsor or exhibitor in the resource fair, click here.

Triumph Foundation’s Wheelchair Sports Festival is set to take place on April 28 and 29 at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex, located at 20870 Centre Pointe Parkway.

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