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Charlie Swinbourne: Britain’s medal-winning Deaflympics heroes deserve recognition, not silence

August 5, 2013 by

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Last night, Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, hosted the closing ceremony for a global sporting event which featured heroic medal-winning performances by […]

How to watch the 2013 Deaflympics!

July 26, 2013 by

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The 2013 Deaflympics start today, so here at Limping Chicken we thought we should tell you, our humble readers, how […]

Deaf News: Organiser of the failed 2011 Winter Deaflympics sentenced to prison for fraud

July 24, 2013 by

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Just days before the start of the 2013 Summer Deaflympics, a court in Slovakia has found Jaromir Ruda, the organiser of […]

Deaf News: Deaflympics squad announced!

June 24, 2013 by

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UK Deaf Sport has named the team that will compete in the 22nd Dealympics Summer Games in Sofia, Bulgaria from […]

Deaf News: Lottery boost for talented deaf athletes in time for Deaflympics 2013

September 24, 2012 by

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Deaf athletes aiming for the Deaflympics in Sofia next summer have been given a funding lifeline after Sport England pledged […]

Deaf News: Deaf athletes race for funds ahead of Deaflympics

September 24, 2012 by

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ITV Tyne Tees News has featured two Deaf athletes who are struggling to raise money to enable them to participate […]

Reema Patel: Why we should get behind the Deaflympics and the GB Deaf Women’s football team

August 28, 2012 by

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I think that there are two signature emblems to the X-lympics – as I like to call them (the Olympics; […]

Sign: Petition for fair funding for deaf athletes (BSL)

March 19, 2024 by

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Sign the petition at https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/650923 and find out more about #FairPlayForDeafAthletes at https://ukdeafsport.org.uk/fairplayfordeafathletes/ UK Deaf Sport is currently asking the […]

Tribute to deaf footballer Gemma Wiseman

January 22, 2024 by

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The deaf community was saddened before Christmas with the news of the death of Gemma Wiseman (nee Sanders), a popular […]

UK Deaf Sport launch Fair Play for Deaf Athletes campaign (BSL)

November 15, 2023 by

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A new campaign called Fair Play for Deaf Athletes is being launched today by UK Deaf Sport, aiming to end […]