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Disabled athletes prepare for Nationwide Disability Sports Awards
Over 300 guests will attend the Nationwide Disability Sports Awards on Thursday 6 December to celebrate a year of sport for disabled people. Held at The Point, Lancashire County Cricket Club, the evening recognises the achievements of disabled young athle
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Sporting legacy: more people than ever playing sport every week
Figures released today by Sport England show that 15.5 million people[i] aged 16 and over are playing sport at least once a week. That’s 750,000 more than a year ago and 1.57 million more than when London won the Olympic and Paralympic bid.
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£10.2 million legacy investment to deliver more sport for disabled people
Disabled people across the country will have more opportunities to get involved in sport after Sport England announced 44 projects that will benefit from £10.2 million of National Lottery funding from its Inclusive Sport fund.
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Great turn-out as ParalympicsGB Sports Fest kicks off
The ParalympicsGB Sportsfest got underway today, with over 350 people attending the first session of the two-day event to try out Paralympic sports and find out more about sporting opportunities.
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Sport England invests in disabled fitness instructor project
Disabled people across the UK will have more opportunities to get involved in sport after Aspire’s InstructAbility programme received over £850,000 of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Inclusive Sport fund.
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Disabled people asked to fill out lifestyle survey for new insight
The English Federation of Disability Sport launch a new research project. We are calling upon all active and non-active disabled people in England to take part in their upcoming research on their lifestyles and motivations.
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Walker claims sprint titles on day two
Matthew Walker scooped two individual golds to bring the Nationwide Short Course to a close the championships at Ponds Forge, Sheffield
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Swimmers impress on day one of Nationwide Short Course
Jessica-Jane Applegate, Jonathan Fox and Josef Craig set world records on day one at the Nationwide Short Course Swimming Championships to it an amazing return to the pool
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London 2012 Paralympics swimming medallists compete in Sheffield
Over 200 top class disabled swimming stars will take part in the Nationwide Short Course Swimming Championships this weekend. Among the competitors will be many London 2012 Paralympic Games medallists in Sheffield.
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Nationwide Open Short Course 2012 - Live Results
If you want to follow the event live, you can do from here. You can also follow it on twitter @Disabilitysport #SC2012
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Deaf Sports Personality Of The Year Awards 2012
Held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry, the awards recognised the achievements of deaf and hearing impaired athletes from a variety of sports.
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FIA launch new name and brand identity ukactive
ukactive, formerly FIA (Fitness Industry Association), rebrand was recently launched to embrace the organisation’s broader remit and deliver its vision to get more people, more active, more often.