Final Entry information and instructions for the online entry system for the 3rd Inas Global Games is now available.

Please remember that to particpate in the event, athletes must appear in the Inas Classification Master List no later than 30th June. The Eligibility Committee are working as quickly as possible to review the remaining applications ahead of this date.

Member nations should also ensure that they have paid membership fees for 2011 and are in good standing with Inas.

Questions regarding final entry should be addressed to the organisers.

The Inas Youtube site now features the speeches made by Lorraine Landon (Australian Paralympic athlete) and Steve Holland (former athlete and father of Nerice Holland – elite swimmer with an intellectual disability) to the 2011 Inas conference and general assembly.

Delegates have begun to arrive in Canberra, Australia for the 2011 Inas conference and general assembly. More than 26 nations will attend the event, which is hosted by AUSRAPID in association with the Australian Sports Commission.

The weekend will begin with meetings of the Inas Technical Committee and Executive Committees before the conference begins on Saturday 16th where delegates will have an opportunity to receive updates on eligibility/classification and anti-doping as well as help shape Inas’ future sports policy and organisational development.

The General Assembly provides an opportunity to consider a number of motions that will help shape the future direction of the organisation before elections of key officer positions.

This years conference and general assembly is particularly important as it marks the 25th anniversary of the organisation.

Two more World Records have fallen on the second competition day of the Inas Open European Indoor Athletics Championships taking place in Helsinki, Finland.

In the Women’s 60 meters hurdles, Vanessa Lutonto (The Netherlands) set a new world record with a result of 10,06sec whilst Mikela Ristoski (Croatia) recrded her second world record of the event when she won the Long Jump with a result 5.28m.

Outstanding performances were also recorded by Jose Antonio Pineiro (Spain) taking gold in the 60m with a result 7,18 and also part of the team which won the 4×200 m relay.

A championship record was recorded when Gaetan Bonneau (France) won the 60m hurdles with a result of 8,81.

On the Sundays competition program there will be eleven finals.

You can find the all the event results at www.helsinginkisaveikot.fi

On behalf of everybody within the Inas organisation, Dr Bob Price (President) would like to express condolences to the people of Japan who have been affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami.

“I have been following with sadness the news of the terrible tragedy and would like to express my deep sympathy. Japan are an important and valued member of the Inas family and our thoughts are with you at this time”.