Soldiers to the Summit

World TEAM Sports (www.worldteamsports.org), a non-profit organization that showcases what can be achieved by disabled athletes through the power of an inclusive and diverse team. Since 1987, WTS has organized high-profile athletic events around the globe with the motto, “The Exceptional Athlete Matters (TEAM).” Among our many achievements are two successful expeditions to Kilimanjaro, bike rides across the United States and Vietnam, and a 13,000-mile around-the-world bike ride that took 9 months.

The Mission of World T.E.A.M. Sports

World T.E.A.M. Sports hosts challenging athletic events combining disabled and able persons to promote inclusion and TEAMwork. We are changing the way the World views athletes of all abilities.

Vision Statement

World T.E.A.M. Sports uses the universal power of sports to create soul-stirring athletic opportunities for people of all abilities. By combining people of all cultures and with or without disabilities together, our TEAMs accomplish goals beyond what is thought possible. World T.E.A.M. Sports is more than a 501(c)3 organization, we are a movement for change!

Core Values

• Inclusion. World T.E.A.M. Sports believes in including athletes with disabilities in events with those without disabilities. Such a relationship educates individuals of true human ability while affording athletes new opportunities.

• Teamwork. World T.E.A.M. Sports believes that through teamwork, everyone achieves more.

• Abilities. World T.E.A.M. Sports believes that sports enables all people to realize their true abilities.

World T.E.A.M. Sports is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to creating soul-stirring opportunities for individuals of all abilities through the power of sports. By bringing athletes of all cultures, with and without disabilities together as one TEAM, World T.E.A.M. enables fully inclusive TEAMS to accomplish goals beyond what is thought possible. World T.E.A.M. Sports recognizes sports as the true global commonality and believes that through such activities, the world can grow stronger and unite as powerful communities. World T.E.A.M. Sports is more than an organization, it is a movement to change the way the world perceives athletes.