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British Gymnastics promotes new equality web page
British Gymnastics is proud to announce that it has a new Equality page on its website. As part of the drive to increase diversity within gymnastics, British Gymnastics is working closely with EFDS as one of the focus sports for disabled people.
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Special Olympics GB partners with Youth Sport Trust to engage more young people
Special Olympics Great Britain and the Youth Sport Trust are joining forces to improve the opportunities for young people with intellectual disabilities to become involved in sport.
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England Athletics and EFDS launch UK Disability Inclusion Training-Athletics Course
England Athletics, in partnership with the English Federation of Disability Sport, are pleased to be launching the UK Disability Inclusion Training course-Athletics (UK DIT-Athletics).
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Young Disabled People's Workshop at European Academy of Childhood Disability 2013
Supported by The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Newcastle University and the ESRC, the European Academy of Childhood Disability 2013 will deliver a Young Disabled People’s Workshop – Being Active, Staying Healthy on Saturday 12th October
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The Coaching chain: Reflections of disabled athletes and coaches
A report by Hayley Fitzgerald at Leeds Metropolitan University presents the findings from interviews with 15 disabled athletes from different levels of sport from participation to elite.
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Disability tennis showcased at Aegon Classic
Disability tennis was showcased at the Aegon Classic today on the new Ann Jones Centre Court as some of Great Britain’s top wheelchair and deaf tennis players wowed the crowds.
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Great Britain Paratriathlon team dominates European Championships
The Great Britain Paratriathlon team came away from sun drenched Alanya, Turkey with six gold, four silver and two bronze medals from the ETU Paratriathlon European Championships.
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Disabled table tennis players take part in first Grand Prix event of 2013
The English Table Tennis Association (ETTA) Grand Prix Series will be hosted at the Lammas Leisure Centre, Nottinghamshire. The event is a disability table tennis event featuring players from across the United Kingdom, delivered by EFDS's events team.
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Sport England Active People Survey 7 finds more young people playing sport
Sport England reveal 15.3 million people are playing sport once a week, every week. That is 1.4 million more than in 2005 when London won the bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Trailblazers' report reveals leisure industry still failing young disabled people
Muscular Dystrophy's Trailblazer campaign has released a report, which highlights the issues many young disabled people face when trying to access sport and fitness.
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Meet Spencer... He gave volunteering a 'work out'
Spencer Vaughan loves sport. He volunteered as part of Aspire's InstructAbility programme and is now promoting activity to disabled people.
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Meet Tom… a volunteer, who is active on and off the track
In Volunteers' Week, we meet Tom, who has been an enthusiastic volunteer on and off the track. As well as taking part in disability athletics, he also gives up his time for disabled people in sport.
