MPs warned over ‘shameful’ lack of funding for GB athletes at Deaflympics
British athletes competing in the Deaflympics are facing a severe lack of funding, according to a report presented to MPs. The key points are: - No elite deaf athletes receive any central government funding, unlike their Olympic and Paralympic counterparts. - The GB team for the upcoming Deaflympics in Tokyo must raise most of the £450,000 required for their participation themselves. - This lack of funding has been described as "shameful" and "discriminatory" towards the deaf community, the only disabled group not to receive government support for elite sports. - While UK Sport will invest £330 million in the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics, the Deaflympics team must rely on self-funding, which raises concerns about the equity and accessibility of elite sports for deaf athletes.
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