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Deaf News: Deafblind USA swimmer withdraws from Tokyo Paralympics after care assistant request rejected

July 20, 2021 by

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A deafblind swimmer has been forced to pull out of representing the USA in Tokyo next month, after the US […]

Deaf News: Deaf instructor releases accessible workouts with ‘Body Coach’ Joe Wicks

June 6, 2021 by

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Deaf online fitness instructor India Morse, who runs the business ‘You Lean Me Up’, has produced new accessible sessions with […]

Meet: Mo O’Brien, aiming become the first deaf person to row the Atlantic

December 4, 2019 by

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Dubbed “the world’s toughest row”, the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge starts in La Gomera in the Canary Islands and ends […]

Meet: Phoebe Suthers, the deaf teenager competing in the World Deaf Tennis Championships

October 1, 2019 by

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From a school in West Yorkshire to winning silver for Team GB in Slovenia aged 13, deaf young tennis player […]

Deaf News: Deaf swimmer calls for Government funding for deaf athletes

September 27, 2019 by

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A deaf athlete, ranked fifth in the world at this year’s World Deaf Swimming Championships, has launched a petition calling […]

Deaf News: Reports of “chaos” and “dire” conditions for DeaflympicsGB athletes in Turkey

July 20, 2017 by

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We have been receiving reports of “dire” facilities and “chaos” affecting British athletes at the 2017 Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey, […]

Former ICSD President Craig Crowley breaks 4 year silence before 2017 Deaflympics

July 11, 2017 by

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Craig Crowley MBE, the British former President of International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) has spoken about his […]

Go See: World Deaf Tennis Championships in Nottingham, 20th – 26th July

July 14, 2015 by

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There’s a unique opportunity to go and see the world’s best deaf tennis players in action in Nottingham next week, with […]

Charlie Swinbourne: 5 reasons why swimming is a great sport for deaf people

September 9, 2014 by

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A few minutes ago, we posted the news that the NDCS has received £160,000 funding from Sport England to run […]

UK Sport doubles funding for Winter Olympic and Paralympic athletes to £31 million… while Deaflympic athletes get nothing

July 2, 2014 by

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The news last week that UK Sport are doubling the funding that Winter Olympic and Paralympic athletes get to £31 […]