International Virtus Sports Federation
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Not to be confused with Special Olympics.
Virtus Sport (formerly INAS or INAS Sport) (International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability; originally called INAS-FMH, later INAS-FID, INAS and now as Virtus Sport) is a federation which was established in 1986 by professionals in the Netherlands who were involved in sport and wanted to promote the participation of athletes with mental handicap in elite sports (intellectual impairment).
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Founded | 1986 |
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Type | Not for Profit Organisation for Intellectual Disability |
Focus | Sport, disability |
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Area served | Worldwide |
Members | c. 500,000 |
Key people | President ā Marc Truffaut (France) Executive Director ā Nick Parr (UK) |
Website | https://www.virtus.sport/ |
Formerly called | INAS-FID, INAS-FMH |
Member of International Paralympic Committee |
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The organisations brand name is the Virtus promoting sport worldwide for athletes with intellectual disability, autism and Down syndrome.[1]