For the first time ever, Queensland, including Tennyson, will be the site of the exciting International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability (INAS) Global Games 2019 this October! The long-running sports competition will feature over 1,000 athletes with intellectual impairment, who will prove that there’s no barrier to what they can achieve.
Happening from the 12th to 19th Oct 2019, 50 countries will be represented at the INAS Global Games. The Australian team will have 44 Queenslanders led by Archie Graham from Ipswich.
“My government is proud to support the Games which is the world’s biggest sporting event of its kind,” Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said. “Let’s all show our support and get along to the Games and cheer our team on!”
The athletes will be vying for the gold in 10 types of sports:
EVENT | VENUE |
Athletics | Queensland State Athletic Centre Kessels Road, Nathan, Mount Gravatt |
Basketball | Hibiscus Sports Complex 90 Klumpp Rd, Upper Mount Gravatt Queensland State Netball Centre Mains Road, Nathan |
Cricket | Allan Border Field Crosby Park, 103 Crosby Road, Albion |
Cycling | Mount Cotton Training Complex Mount Cotton Road, Cornubia Murarrie Recreation Reserve Park 1238 Wynnum Road, Murarrie Sleeman Sports Complex Old Cleveland Road &, Tilley Road, Chandler |
Futsal | Sleeman Sports Complex Old Cleveland Road &, Tilley Road, Chandler |
Table Tennis | Brisbane Table Tennis Centre 86 Green Terrace, Windsor |
Taekwondo | Sleeman Sports Complex Old Cleveland Road &, Tilley Road, Chandler |
Tennis | Queensland Tennis Centre 190 King Arthur Terrace, Tennyson |
Rowing | Coomera Rowing Complex 33 Watersport Ln, Oxenford Sleeman Sports Complex Old Cleveland Road &, Tilley Road, Chandler |
Swimming | Sleeman Sports Complex Old Cleveland Road &, Tilley Road, Chandler |
Check this link for the complete sports schedule.
What To Know About INAS
INAS was established in 1986 with 14 nations initially. The organisation has now grown to an 80- nation membership with around 500,000 athletes participating in various sporting events around the world.
The INAS Global Games happens every four years and it is considered as the largest sporting event for athletes with an intellectual impairment.
“We know that visitors to Brisbane will be warmly welcomed by our diverse communities and, with access to our world-class sporting facilities and perfect climate, I am confident this will ensure a conducive environment for top-level performances,” Lord Mayor of Brisbane Councillor Adrian Schrinner said in welcoming the INAS Global Games to Tennyson.
Tickets to this special sporting event may be purchased online.