The 2011 Inas World Alpine and Nordic Skiing Championships begin today in Lans-en-Vercors in France. The snow conditions in Station lans-en-Vercors did not allow the trials to take place as planned, but the event  – which takes place together with the French National Championships – goes ahead with 12 countries and more than 40 athletes competing.

A further 80 skiers will compete in the National Championships.

Event organiser and Inas Technical Officer Marc Truffaut is delighted the event is underway “The snow conditions this year made us very nervous, but now the championships have started, we can look forward to some great skiing and some excellent performances”.

Results for the event will appear on the Inas website and on the website of FFSA.

Read more about the event here.

Mikela Ristoski (Croatia) has taken the first Gold medal in the F20 Class at the IPC World Athletics Championships in New Zealand. Her jump of 5.10 meters in the Long Jump secured first place ahead of Karolina Kucharczyk (Poland) who took Silver with a jump of 5.00 meters and 3rd placed Krestina Zhukova (Russia) with a jump of 4.80 meters.

The championships are the first to include athletics events for athletes with Intellectual Disability since the classification was re-instated in November 2009, and provides a first glimpse of  those athletes who might be hoping to qualify for the 2012 Paralympic Games.

The event is followed by the Mens Long Jump today (26th January).

In total 25 World records and 75 Championship records have been set since the event began four days ago.

For the latest Championship results, visit the official website or Paralympic Sport.TV will be broadcasting live coverage.

Mikela Ristoski (Croatia) has taken the first Gold medal in the F20 Class at the IPC World Athletics Championships in New Zealand. Her jump of 5.10 meters in the Long Jump secured first place ahead of Karolina Kucharczyk (Poland) who took Silver with a jump of 5.00 meters and 3rd placed Krestina Zhukova (Russia) with a jump of 4.80 meters.

The championships are the first to include athletics events for athletes with Intellectual Disability since the classification was re-instated in November 2009, and provides a first glimpse of  those athletes who might be hoping to qualify for the 2012 Paralympic Games.

The event is followed by the Mens Long Jump today (26th January).

In total 25 World records and 75 Championship records have been set since the event began four days ago.

For the latest Championship results, visit the official website or Paralympic Sport.TV will be broadcasting live coverage.

The full entry pack is now available for the 5th Open European Indoor Athletics Championships which take place in Helsinki, Finland. The entry deadline and final date to appear on the Inas Classification Master List is 28th January 2011.

Further information is now available regarding the accommodation and costs for the 3rd Inas Global Games which take place in Italy in September.