Athletics rankings updated
The latest Inas Outdoor Athletics rankings have been published by Inas.
England crowned Tri-Nations Champions
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
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.
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Medal success in Parapan American Games
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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Parapan American Games Opening Ceremony Lights Up Guadalajara
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
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.
Leslie Cichocki and Tomoyuki Nagao
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 below:
Inaugural meeting of Inas Asia hailed a success
The first meeting of the new Inas Asia region took place recently and was hailed as a great step forward for the organisation.
The region was created following changes to boundaries agreed at the Inas General Assembly in April which brings Inas into line with most other International Federations. The meeting elected its first Executive Committee, with Mrs Laura Ling (Hong Kong) being successfully elected to the post of President, Mr. Seyed Mohammad Kazem Vaez Mousavi (Iran) as Vice President, Mr. David Ip (Hong Kong) as General Secretary, Mr. Yu Hong SIU (Macau) as Honorary Treasurer and Mr. Hideki Arai (Japan) as Sports Director (Winter sports).
There was no election to the post of Sports Director (Summer sports).
Mrs Laura Ling (President – Inas Asia) thanked the nations present and talked about her hopes for the future. Dr Bob Price (Inas President) congratulated the region on its rapid progress in the short time since the General Assembly and looked forward to a successful partnership.
Australia lead medal table in 3rd Global Games
After a week of exciting and intense competition in Liguria – Italy, Australia emerged the winning nation of the 3rd Inas Global Games with a total of 55 medals – more than half of them gold. The final medal table can be found here – full results will be available shortly or can be viewed at any time by visiting the event website.
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