INAS (International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability; originally called INAS-FMH, later INAS-FID,INAS and now as Virtus Sport) was established in 1986 by professionals in the Netherlands who were involved in sport and wanted to promote the participation of athletes with mental handicap in elite sports. The organisations brand name is the International Federation for Intellectual Impairment Sport, promoting sport worldwide for athletes with intellectual disability, autism and Down syndrome.[1]
The founding meeting of the first Executive Committee took place in January 1986 and the organisation became a member of the ICC – the International Coordinating Committee – the organisation that later became the International Paralympic Committee.
INAS’ original membership was just 14 nations which has steadily grown into c.80 nations today.
In 1989, the 1st World Games for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability were held in Harnosand, Sweden and in 1992, immediately after the Barcelona Paralympic Games, the first Paralympic Games for ‘Persons with mental handicap’ were held in Madrid.[2]
In 1994, INAS-FMH became INAS-FID – the ‘International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability’ and in 1996, for the first time, a small programme of events for athletes with an intellectual disability were included in the Paralympic Games in Atlanta.
A larger programme including Athletics, Swimming and Basketball was included in the Sydney Paralympic Games in 2000, but it soon emerged that a small number of athletes had cheated the system of determining eligibility, resulting in the suspension of events — a suspension that was to remain in place until 2009.
Despite exclusion from the Paralympic Games, the Inas sport programme continued to grow considerably to incorporate more than 10 sports whilst its membership grew to cover all 5 continents.
INAS provides competition opportunities for elite athletes with an intellectual disability in Paralympic and non-Paralympic sports and is different from Special Olympics, which provides non-elite opportunities worldwide.
Eligibility and classification
Athletes with an intellectual disability are characterised by an IQ of 75 or below, significant limitations in Adaptive Behaviour and the disability must be present before the age of 18. This is based on the American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disability definition of Intellectual Disability.
Approximately 1.5% of the population are thought to have an intellectual disability.
Current activities
Today's sport programme includes some 15 annual events, more than 4000 athletes are registered to compete at an international level, whilst many hundreds of thousands of people with an intellectual disability have the opportunity to enjoy sport through the work of member organisations.
Following a partnership between INAS and the International Paralympic Committee to overhaul the process of determining athlete eligibility, events for athletes with an intellectual disability were re-instated to the Paralympic programme by the IPC General Assembly in November 2009, in preparation for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
In 2004 INAS launched a new multi-sport competition INAS Global Games (INAS World Games / Intellectual Disability Global Games). The first event took place in Bollnäs, Sweden and featured more than 1000 athletes. The second Global Games took place in Czech Republic in 2009. With the re-inclusion of athletes with an intellectual disability into Paralympic competition, it was decided to move the Global Games to the year preceding the Paralympics. The next Global Games therefore takes place in 2011. After a bidding procedure, Italy was chosen as host nation. 2015 Global Games took place in Guayaquil, Ecuador, in September. The 2019 INAS Global Games will take place in Brisbane, Queensland Australia.[5]
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INAS European Championships
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References
^"High performance sport for athletes with an intellectual impairment". inas.org. Retrieved 31 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
^DePauw, Karen P; Rich, Sarah (Winter 1993). "Paralympics for the mentally handicapped". Palaestra. Vol. 9, no. 2. pp. 59–64.
^. inas.org. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^. inas.org. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
^"Inas Global Games 2019". www.inasglobalgames.org. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
External links
American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disability
Virtus World Intellectual Impairment Sport
February 17, 2023
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of athletes with mental handicap in elite sports The organisations brand name is the International Federation for Intellectual Impairment Sport promoting sport worldwide for athletes with intellectual disability autism and Down syndrome 1 Virtus Sport INAS Founded1986TypeNot for Profit OrganisationFocusSport disabilityLocationUKArea servedWorldwideMembersc 500 000Key peoplePresident Marc Truffaut France Executive Director Nick Parr UK Formerly calledINAS FID INAS FMHMember of International Paralympic Committee Contents 1 History 2 Eligibility and classification 3 Current activities 4 Events 4 1 INAS World Championships 4 2 INAS Global Games 4 3 INAS European Games 4 4 Regional Championships 4 5 INAS European Championships 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe founding meeting of the first Executive Committee took place in January 1986 and the organisation became a member of the ICC the International Coordinating Committee the organisation that later became the International Paralympic Committee INAS original membership was just 14 nations which has steadily grown into c 80 nations today In 1989 the 1st World Games for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability were held in Harnosand Sweden and in 1992 immediately after the Barcelona Paralympic Games the first Paralympic Games for Persons with mental handicap were held in Madrid 2 In 1994 INAS FMH became INAS FID the International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability and in 1996 for the first time a small programme of events for athletes with an intellectual disability were included in the Paralympic Games in Atlanta A larger programme including Athletics Swimming and Basketball was included in the Sydney Paralympic Games in 2000 but it soon emerged that a small number of athletes had cheated the system of determining eligibility resulting in the suspension of events a suspension that was to remain in place until 2009 Despite exclusion from the Paralympic Games the Inas sport programme continued to grow considerably to incorporate more than 10 sports whilst its membership grew to cover all 5 continents INAS provides competition opportunities for elite athletes with an intellectual disability in Paralympic and non Paralympic sports and is different from Special Olympics which provides non elite opportunities worldwide Eligibility and classification EditAthletes with an intellectual disability are characterised by an IQ of 75 or below significant limitations in Adaptive Behaviour and the disability must be present before the age of 18 This is based on the American Association for Intellectual and Developmental Disability definition of Intellectual Disability Approximately 1 5 of the population are thought to have an intellectual disability Current activities EditToday s sport programme includes some 15 annual events more than 4000 athletes are registered to compete at an international level whilst many hundreds of thousands of people with an intellectual disability have the opportunity to enjoy sport through the work of member organisations Following a partnership between INAS and the International Paralympic Committee to overhaul the process of determining athlete eligibility events for athletes with an intellectual disability were re instated to the Paralympic programme by the IPC General Assembly in November 2009 in preparation for the London 2012 Paralympic Games In 2019 INAS rebranded as Virtus Events EditINAS World Championships Edit Main article INAS World Championships 3 Number Event First Edition Last EditionMain Sports1 INAS World Athletics Championships Outdoor Indoor 1989 2001 10th 2017 9th 2016 2 INAS World Cross Country Championships 2002 9th 2017 3 INAS World Half Marathon Championships 2006 8th 2018 4 INAS World Swimming Championships 1989 6th 2017 5 INAS World Cycling Championships 1999 10th 2018 6 INAS World Rowing Championships Outdoor Indoor 2014 2009 2nd 2015 4th 2015 Team Sports8 INAS World Basketball Championships 1994 10th 2017 9 INAS World Cricket Championships 2011 2nd 2015 10 INAS World Football Championships 1994 7th 2018 11 INAS World Futsal Championships 2012 2nd 2017 12 INAS World Handball Championships no yet no yet13 INAS World Hockey Championships Field Hockey no yet no yetWinter Sports14 INAS World Ski Championships Alpine Nordic 2009 9th 2017 Other Sports15 INAS World Equestrian Championships 2017 1st 2017 16 INAS World Table Tennis Championships 1995 7th 2017 17 INAS World Tennis Championships 2004 7th 2018 Note INAS do not organise events in Taekwondo but work in partnership with World Taekwondo World Para Taekwondo Championships Source http www inas org events results Archived 24 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine http www inas org events Archived 26 November 2016 at the Wayback MachineINAS Global Games Edit Main article INAS Global Games 4 In 2004 INAS launched a new multi sport competition INAS Global Games INAS World Games Intellectual Disability Global Games The first event took place in Bollnas Sweden and featured more than 1000 athletes The second Global Games took place in Czech Republic in 2009 With the re inclusion of athletes with an intellectual disability into Paralympic competition it was decided to move the Global Games to the year preceding the Paralympics The next Global Games therefore takes place in 2011 After a bidding procedure Italy was chosen as host nation 2015 Global Games took place in Guayaquil Ecuador in September The 2019 INAS Global Games will take place in Brisbane Queensland Australia 5 No Year Dates City and host country Champion Sports Events Countries1 2004 July Bollnas Sweden Poland 6 402 2009 7 11 June Liberec Czech Republic Australia 9 343 2011 26 September 4 October Loano Italy Australia 9 304 2015 20 27 September Quito Ecuador Australia 8 355 2019 12 19 October Brisbane Australia Australia 11Results http www inas org events results Archived 24 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine INAS European Games Edit Main article INAS European GamesNo Year Dates City and host country Champion Sports Events Countries1 2018 14 22 July Paris France 7 2 TBD2 2022 CRACOW TBDResults http www inas org event 2018 inas european games instance id 76 Regional Championships Edit 2022 asian african and american games for first time INAS European Championships Edit inas europeprague2017 orgwww inas global europe References Edit High performance sport for athletes with an intellectual impairment inas org Retrieved 31 January 2018 permanent dead link DePauw Karen P Rich Sarah Winter 1993 Paralympics for the mentally handicapped Palaestra Vol 9 no 2 pp 59 64 Events and competitions for athletes with an intellectual impairment inas org Archived from the original on 26 November 2016 Retrieved 31 January 2018 International Federation for Intellectual Impairment Sport Global Games inas org Archived from the original on 14 November 2016 Retrieved 31 January 2018 Inas Global Games 2019 www inasglobalgames org Retrieved 31 January 2018 External links 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