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It is nearing 100 years since the1st World Games of the Deaf (now the Deaflympics) were held in Paris in 1924, yet today, Deaf Athletes are still not included in the World Class Performance Programme. This means, Deaf Athletes have to raise their own funding to assist with training, medical, competition and other related expenses, whilst mainstream and Paralympic athletes are supported financially. It is time that changes are made and deaf athletics get government support.
Read on….then click the website link below to support Deaf Athletics.
Thank you
Brian
Your petition has been approved by the Number 10 web team, and
is now available on the Number 10 website at the following
address:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Deaf-Athletics/
Your petition reads:
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Advice the
Dept of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) to immediately include
Deaf Athletics in the World Class Performance Programme Plan
Currently Deaf Athletes are missing out on government funding
for development, training, medical support and international
competitions as deaf athletes are excluded from the
governments' DCMS World Class Performance Funding Plan. The
plan supports Olympic and Paralympic Athletics (but not
Deaflympics) with funding for development, medical, training
and competitions. Deaf athletes are not included and so are
disadvantaged.
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