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INAS Global Games
Sat 12 Oct 2019 00:00 — Sat 19 Oct 2019 23:45
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale Street & Glenelg Street, South Brisbane, QLD 4101

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The INAS Global Games is a world-class sporting competition for elite athletes with an intellectual impairment that represents the peak of sporting achievement. 

Held every four years, the Global Games see competitors from up to 80 countries going fo gold and vying for the honour of being recognised as the best in their field. 

Over seven intensive days of competition, athletes, officials, volunteers and spectators alike will revel in the spectacle of world-class and friendly rivalry, whilst simultaneously enjoying the welcoming inclusive spirit of the Games. 

Sports competition will be held in Brisbane best sporting facilities including the Sleeman Sports Complex, Queensland Tennis Centre and Queensland State Athletics Centre to name a few.

The INAS Global Games is a celebration of cultural diversity and allows athletes to compete in secure, fun and friendly environment. The Games also work to promote INAS's goals of changing attitudes, challenging perceptions, creating opportunities, developing pathways and strengthening communities. 

Ten Official INAS Sports 

  • Athletics
  • Basketball  
  • Cricket
  • Cycling,  
  • Futsal
  • Rowing
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Taekwondo 
  • Tennis

AFL will host a Demonstration event (Male AFL Players with intellectual impairment)  
Netball The Marie Little Shield (National Championships for Female netballers with Intellectual Impairment)  

Eight venues: 

  1. Qld State Athletic Centre 
  2. Sleeman Sports Centre 
  3. Qld Tennis Centre 
  4. Coomera Rowing Centre 
  5. Hibiscus Sports Centre 
  6. Qld State Netball Centre 
  7. Brisbane Table Tennis Centre
  8. Mt Cotton Driving Training Centre