Inas short-listed for Podium award…

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Inas and its partner organisations have been shortlisted for the “RCUK Council Award for Exceptional Research Contribution” at the Podium Awards – a prestigious  celebration recognising the vital role colleges and universities across the UK play in delivering the London 2012 Games.
The nomination recognises the work undertaken to develop a sports classification process for athletes with an intellectual disability.
Over 200 nominations were received and Inas is one of 3 organisations short-listed in its category.
The winner will be announced at a the Podium Awards Evening on 3 May 2012.

4 World Records at Inas Indoor Athletics Championships

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The 7th Inas World Indoor Athletics have closed with a total of 4 World Records broken.

Karolina Kucharczyk (Poland) took the 60m hurdles in 9.37seconds, Barbara Niewiedzial (Poland) took the 1500m in 4 minutes 40.13 seconds. Croatia’s Mikela Ristoski’s triple jump was 11.25m and Poland’s Krestina Zhukova’s long jump was 5.50m.

Portugal won both men’s and women’s team prizes, with the UK finishing second in each.

The event took place in Manchester, UK with many competing athletes hoping to return in August to compete at the 2012 Paralympic Games.  A total of 80 athletes representing 12 nations participated.

Full results can be found on the Results page.

Revised competition entry deadlines

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Inas has agreed to extend the Final Entry Deadlines for the following events:

  • World Alpine and Nordic Skiing Championships (Turkey) – final entry deadline is now 20.2.2012
  • World Indoor Athletics Championships (UK) – final entry deadline is now 24.1.2012
  • European Football Championships (Sweden) – final entry deadline is now 15.4.2012

Nations considering entering these events are encouraged to submit their entries as soon as possible.

Athletics rankings updated

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The latest Inas Outdoor Athletics rankings have been published by Inas.

England crowned Tri-Nations Champions

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England have been crowned champions of the 4th Inas Tri-Nations Tournament at the De Beers Diamond Oval in South Africa.

The victory came after England had gone unbeaten throughout the 40-over tournament dominating reigning champions Australia and defeating South Africa twice each, before holding their nerve to claim a 19-run victory over South Africa in the final today.

Captain Gavin Randall said: “I didn’t know what to do when Chris (Edwards) got that final wicket – jump up and down, run off the pitch, celebrate.

“To go unbeaten is such an achievement. I thought we could push Australia and South Africa but I didn’t think we could win every game.

“On the trophy it lists Australia as the only winners of this tournament. Now it will say England and that’s such a good feeling.”

England Learning Disabilities coach Derek Morgan expects his team to compete with Inas Tri-series holders Australia

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England Learning Disabilities coach Derek Morgan expects his team to compete with Inas Tri-series holders Australia which is currently taking place in South Africa.

Australia have won all three tournaments since the first was held in 2005 but Morgan is hopeful England can break that monopoly.

Watch the full interview.

Medal success in Parapan American Games

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The men’s 1,500m T20 event was won by a Venezuelan one-two with Rene Rafael Norono Verdejo (4:25.89) taking gold ahead of teammate Jovito Gutierrez (4:29.92). Bronze went to USA’s Nigel Murray (4:33.40)

Leslie Mendoza (9.70m) has claimed gold for Mexico in the women’s Shot Put F20 by just 7cm ahead of Venezuela’s Eddy Guerrero (9.61m).

The men’s 100m Backstroke S14 was an extremely tight affair which was just edged by Canada’s Adam Rahier (1:06.63) ahead of Venezuela’s Alberto Vera Moron (1:06.83). Bronze went to Brazil’s Gutemberg Ferreaz (1:11.60)

Canada’s secured gold in the women’s 100m Backstroke S14 through Kirstie Kasko (1:20.10). Her teammate Jana Murphy (1:21.23) took silver with Mexico’s Mariana Diaz de La Vega (1:27.48) the bronze.

For the latest results from the Telmex Athletics Stadium, please visit https://parapan.guadalajara2011.org.mx
To watch, live action from the 2011 Parapan American Games, please visithttps://www.parapanamericanos.unotv.com.mx/parapanamericanos/index.html

4th Inas Tri-Nations Cricket Tournament gets underway

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South Africa plays host to the 4th Inas Tri Nations Cricket Tournament in Kimberley, Northern Cape from 14-27 November 2011.  The De Beers Diamond Oval will be used as the venue for the opening game and the final.  The three participating countries are South Africa, Australia and England.

It is a huge honour for Griqua Cricket to host this prestigious  tournament in Kimberley – the “city that sparkles” – with the organisers previously hosting the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2003

Parapan American Games Opening Ceremony Lights Up Guadalajara

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The 2011 Parapan American Games are now officially open after a stunning Opening Ceremony at the Telmex Athletics Stadium in Guadalajara, Mexico on Saturday (12 November) evening.
Around 1,500 athletes from the 24 competing countries attended the Ceremony together with dignitaries including International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven.
The Opening Ceremony was a celebration of the rich cultural history of Guadalajara and Jalisco, and also included a rock and pop concert featuring contemporary music. Three speeches marked the Opening of the Games and were delivered by Imelda Guzman, the President of the Organizing Committee for the Parapan Games, Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) President Octavio Londoño and Mexico’s Federal Director of Sports, Bernardo de la Garza, who had the honour of declaring the Games open.
The 2011 Parapan American Games is the last multi-sport event before the London 2012 Paralympic Games and will feature 13 sports. Fir the first time, para-athletes with an intellectual disability will compete at the Games.
Competitions gets underway in seven sports on Sunday when there will be 15 gold medals contested.
For the latest results, please visit https://parapan.guadalajara2011.org.mx

2012 athlete blog’s

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Inas athletes, Leslie Cichocki and Tomoyuki Nagao are hoping to qualify for the London Paralympic Games in  2012. You can follow their progress in their monthly blogs.