INAS Global Games

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The INAS Global Games is a quadrennial global, international multi-sport event organised by the International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability (INAS). First organised in 2004, [1] it is intended for elite competition in disability sports for athletes with intellectual disability and, since 2017, autism and Down syndrome. [2] It is the largest sporting event of its type. Athletes must have received classification from INAS to compete. [3]

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History

A precursor event was the World Games for Athletes with an Intellectual Disability held in 1989. [4] The competition was discontinued following the integration of athletes with intellectual disabilities into the Paralympics programme in 1996, though renewed exclusion following disability fabrication at the 2000 Summer Paralympics led to the relaunch as the INAS Global Games. [5] The first three INAS Global Games were hosted in Europe. The fourth edition in 2015 expanded to South America, [6] though INAS were forced to take over organisational duties due to the collapse of the local organising committee. [4] Australia won the hosting rights for the 2019 event, having led the medal rankings of the previous three. [7] Initially the competition was seen as a specialist event by other sports governing bodies, but the INAS athletics, swimming and table tennis competitions are now recognised and sanctioned by the main global bodies for those disability sports. [8]

The games is separate from the INAS World Championships, which are a series of sport-specific championships.

Editions

No.YearDatesCityCountryTop NationSportsCountriesAthletes
1989 Härnösand Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
1 [9] 2004July Bollnäs Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6401000+
2 [10] 20097–11 June Liberec Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 934800+
3 [11] 201126 September – 4 October Loano Flag of Italy.svg Italy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 930700+
4 [12] 201520–27 SeptemberVariousFlag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 835600+ [4]
5 [13] 201912–19 October Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1150814
6 [14] 20234–10 June Vichy Flag of France.svg France Flag of France.svg  France 13801000+
7 [15] 202722 November–5 December Cairo Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt

Number of athletes at the 2019 Global Games (highest to lowest)

All-time medal table (2004 to 2023)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)189134142465
2Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1218983293
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)715653180
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)646457185
5Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal  (POR)524145138
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)494135125
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)463325104
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)383744119
9Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN)356268165
10Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)35301984
11Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)3413956
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)31332488
13Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  (KOR)27162972
14Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador  (ECU)19161550
15Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)1761437
16Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)16292974
17Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)1691439
18Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)158528
19Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)14183466
20Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)1310831
21Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)12252057
22Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)11131438
23Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)116421
24Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)109625
25Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)9151640
26Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)92415
27Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)76619
28Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)75618
29Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia  (TUN)55818
30Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL)54615
31Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela  (VEN)46616
32Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)34411
33Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)3328
34Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde  (CPV)3025
35Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)2619
36Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)2215
37Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)2147
38Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)2103
39Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands  (FAR)1528
40Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1315
41Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)1214
42Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)1113
43Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)1034
44Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)1023
45Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)1001
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER)1001
47Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)0404
48Flag of Macau.svg  Macau  (MAC)0347
49Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0325
50Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SGP)0303
51Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)0235
52Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)0224
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (SRI)0224
54Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)0213
55Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)0112
56Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0011
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0011
Totals (57 entries)1,0178918892,797

Regional events

Virtus Americas Regional Games

No.YearDatesCityCountryTop NationSportsCountriesAthletes
[16] 2022 (cancelled)18–23 September São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil
1 [17] 20262–11 October Lima Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 10

Virtus Oceania Asia Games

No.YearDatesCityCountryTop NationSportsCountriesAthletes
1 [18] 20225–11 November Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1124600+

Virtus European Games

No.YearDatesCityCountryTop NationSportsCountriesAthletes
1 [19] [20] 201814–22 July Paris Flag of France.svg France Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 9201000
2 [21] 202216–23 July Kraków Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 918600

Sports

See also

Other INAS sporting championships

References

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