Press Releases

October 6, 2021

CAF BRINGS BACK HIGH FIVES AND FINISH LINES TO REUNITE THE COMMUNITY AND RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR ATHLETES WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES

July 29, 2021

Challenged Athletes Foundation Launches “Move to Include Network” to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace Through Sports and Wellness

July 22, 2021

CAF FLAGSHIP FUNDRAISING WEEKEND RETURNS TO REUNITE THE COMMUNITY AND RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

June 24, 2021

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION TO HOST FOUR 2021 USA CYCLING PARA-CYCLING ROAD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS IN IDAHO

June 15, 2021

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION TO HOST ITS CELEBRATION OF HEART GALA AT HOME

June 2, 2021

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION TO HOST ITS EXTRAORDINARY CELEBRATION OF HEROES, HEART AND HOPE GALA AT HOME

March 30, 2021

Challenged Athletes Foundation Funds All Qualified Grant Applicants Totaling $5.1 Million of Support for 3,038 Challenged Athletes Across 94 Sports and Activities

March 26, 2020

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION (CAF) DISTRIBUTES A RECORD-BREAKING 3,921 INDIVIDUAL GRANTS

October 14, 2019

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION® AND YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY TEAM UP AT THE TOUR DE COVE CYCLETHON TO EMPOWER ATHLETES WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES

October 9, 2019

OVER 250 PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED ATHLETES AND 800 FUNDRAISING SUPPORTERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 26^TH ANNUAL ASPEN MEDICAL PRODUCTS SAN DIEGO TRIATHLON CHALLENGE

October 8, 2019

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION (CAF) SENDS SIX CHALLENGED ATHLETES TO COMPETE AT THE VEGA IRONMANâ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

April 16, 2018

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES RECORD BREAKING GRANT DISTRIBUTION OF 2,806 INDIVIDUAL GRANTS ACROSS 95 DIFFERENT SPORTS TOTALING OVER $4.3 MILLION IN SUPPORT

April 7, 2018

LOCAL 8-YEAR-OLD CHALLENGED ATHLETE RECEIVES SURPRISE LIFE-CHANGING SPORTS GRANT FOR ÖSSUR RUNNING LEG AT NIKE WORLD HEADQUARTERS

Feb 14th, 2018

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FUNDRAISING EVENT ‘A CELEBRATION OF HEART’ – FEBRUARY 27 AT SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

Feb 7th, 2018

THIRTEEN INJURED VETERANS FROM CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION’S OPERATION REBOUND PROGRAM TO COMPETE AT IRONMAN(r) 70.3 OCEANSIDE

SMOOTHIE KING ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION

September 27, 2017

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION® (CAF) PRESENTS OUR 24^TH ANNUAL ASPEN MEDICAL PRODUCTS SAN DIEGO TRIATHLON CHALLENGE WEEKEND OF EVENTS

September 20, 2017

CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION® (CAF) AND YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY LEAD THE WAY TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH PERMANENT PHYSICAL DISABILITIES ACCESS TO YMCA MEMBERSHIPS

August 3, 2017

TWO CHALLENGED ATHLETES RACE ACROSS THE SKU IN DAUNTING LEADVILLE RACE SERIES

June 21, 2017

Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) leads the way in developing the next wave of Adaptive Surfers at the Switchfoot BRO-AM Event

May 4, 2017

Record 2,448 Challenged Athletes Foundation Grants Awarded Worth Over $3.7 Million to Individuals with Physical Challenges

April 8, 2017 

PORTLAND CHALLENGED ATHLETES COME TO NIKE WORLD HEADQUARTERS TO DEVELOP LIFE CHANGING SKILLS THROUGH SPORT; CAF RECEIVES $200,000 GRANT DONATION FROM NIKE

January 26, 2017
Thrivent Mutual Funds and Challenged Athletes Foundation Team Up to Provide Unparalleled Sports Opportunities for Individuals with Physical Challenges

December 6, 2016
Phoenix Teen to Receive Special Athletic Prosthesis during Amputee Running and Mobility Clinic on December 10

November 3, 2016
23RD ANNUAL ASPEN MEDICAL PRODUCTS SAN DIEGO TRIATHLON CHALLENGE RAISES OVER $1 MILLION TO SUPPORT CAF

October 27, 2016
ROBIN WILLIAMS BELOVED BICYCLE COLLECTION AUCTION ON PADDLE8 RAISES MORE THAN $600,000 FOR CAF AND REEVE FOUNDATION

October 21, 2016
MORE THAN 70 AMPUTEES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO GATHER IN SAN DIEGO FOR AN ÖSSUR RUNNING AND MOBILITY CLINIC PRESENTED BY CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION

September 29, 2016
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE TO SUPPORT ATHLETES WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES WORLDWIDE

September 23, 2016
CAF CELEBRATES ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE AND HUMAN SPIRIT OF PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED ATHLETES AT THE RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC GAMES

September 23, 2016
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION ACCESS FOR ATHLETES GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION OPEN THROUGH DECEMBER 2, 2016

September 22, 2016
PARALYMPIC MEDALIST TO HELP MENTOR NORCAL AMPUTEES AT ÖSSUR RUNNING AND MOBILITY CLINIC PRESENTED BY CAF

September 22, 2016
CAF EXPANDS PARTNERSHIP WITH YMCA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY

September 19, 2016
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES TODD SETTER AS DIRECTOR OF EVENTS

September 16, 2016
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION GEARS UP FOR LIFE-CHANGING SIGNATURE EVENTS IN OCTOBER

July 21, 2016
39 CHALLENGED ATHLETES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO COMPETE AT ACCENTURE CHALLENGED ATHLETES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEW YORK CITY

July 18, 2016
MAZDA FOUNDATION AND CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION TEAM UP FOR A THIRD YEAR ON ‘MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE’ 620-MILE JOURNEY

July 6, 2016
JUNIOR SEAU FOUNDATION ADAPTIVE SURF PROGRAM PRESENTED BY CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION TO HOST INAUGURAL YOUTH SURF CAMP JULY 8-10 IN DEL MAR, CA

June 27, 2016
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES KEN WHEATLEY AS NEW CEO

June 22, 2016
WORLDWIDE LEADER OF CYCLING AND TRIATHLON PRODUCTS, NYTRO MULTISPORT JOINS CAF AS GLOBAL SPONSOR

June 14, 2016
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION RAISES A RECORD BREAKING $2.85 MILLION AND STILL COUNTING AT THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY ANNUAL GALA IN NEW YORK CITY

June 7, 2016
UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MENTORS AND MENTEES TO BE SHOWCASED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING OF A CELEBRATION OF HEROES, HEART AND HOPE GALA

June 2, 2016
NEW YORK AMPUTEES TO GATHER JUNE 5 FOR AN ÖSSUR RUNNING AND MOBILITY CLINIC PRESENTED BY CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION 

May 24, 2016
10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF A CELEBRATION OF HEROES, HEART AND HOPE GALA

May 21, 2016
PARALYMPIC HOPEFULS HELP LEAD CAF SPORT CLINICS AT NIKE WORLD HEADQUARTERS

May 19, 2016
RECORD 2,098 CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION GRANTS AWARDED WORTH OVER $3.7 MILLION TO PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES

April 18, 2016
JAMI MARSEILLES STRIVES TO BECOME FIRST DOUBLE AMPUTEE TO EVER FINISH WORLD FAMOUS BOSTON MARATHON

March 30, 2016
AMGEN TOUR OF CALIFORNIA TEAM PRESENTATION AND KICK_OFF CELEBRATION “CHAMPIONS WILL RISE” SET FOR MAY 13 AT SEAWORLD SAN DIEGO TO BENEFIT CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION

March 24, 2016
SIX INJURED VETERANS FROM CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION’S OPERATION REBOUND PROGRAM TO COMPETE AT IRONMAN 70.3 CALIFORNIA OCEANSIDE

March 18, 2016
HISTORIC 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION’S NEW YORK CITY GALA CELEBRATING ‘A DECADE OF DIFFERENCE’

March 10, 2016
XTERRA WETSUITS AND CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION JOIN FORCES TO BENEFIT ATHLETES WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES

March 3, 2016
100 DAYS TO GLENN HARTRICK’S RETURN TO IRONMAN 70.3 EAGLEMAN ON TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ACCIDENT THAT LEFT HIM PARALYZED

February 4, 2016
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION HELPS FULLFILL ITS MISSION BY SUPPORTING VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS THROUGH OPERATION REBOUND PROGRAM

January 20, 2016
NUUN AND CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION TEAM UP TO PROVIDE UNPARALLELED SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES

November 11, 2015
OSSUR RUNNING & MOBILITY CLINIC PRESENTED BY CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION HELPS NEW ENGLAND AMPUTEES REACH RUNNING & MOBILITY GOALS

October 20, 2015
ANNUAL WEEKEND OF EVENTS RAISES RECORD-BREAKING $3.1 MILLION TO SUPPORT ATHLETIC ENDEAVORS OF CHALLENGED ATHLETES AROUND THE WORLD

October 9, 2015
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION HOSTS ASPEN MEDICAL PRODUCTS SAN DIEGO TRIATHLON CHALLENGE

September 28, 2015
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL NEW YORK CYCLING EVENT IN SUPPORT OF VETERANS WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES

September 2, 2015
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION®, HURLEY, AND STANCE PRESENT THE FIRST EVER ISA WORLD ADAPTIVE SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS

August 26, 2015
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION® TEAMS UP WITH MAZDA FOUNDATION FOR A SECOND YEAR ON ‘MILLION DOLLAR CHALLENGE’ FUNDRAISING EVENT

August 20, 2015
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION® ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGES TO FURTHER ACTIVATE 2015-2018 STRATEGIC PLAN

August 18, 2015
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION® HOSTS FIRST EVER YOUTH PARATRIATHLON CAMP

 April 28, 2015
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION® ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF THE NATIONAL JUNIOR DISABILITY CHAMPIONSHIPS

March 10, 2015
INAUGURAL ‘A CELEBRATION OF WILL’ GALA AT RANCHO VALENCIA RESORT & SPA RAISES MORE THAN $3 MILLION TO SUPPORT CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION®