Deaflympics And Support For British Deaf Athletes

EDM number 480 in 2012-13, proposed by Malcolm Bruce on 05/09/2012.
Categorised under the topic of Sports.

That this House welcomes the tremendous success of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics; congratulates the athletes of Team GB and Paralympics GB at both games for their impressive success; notes that deaf athletes do not currently compete in either games and instead have the opportunity to compete at the Deaflympics, which is sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee; recognises that the Deaflympics is the second oldest multi-sport and cultural festival in the world, with a proud history stretching back to the first Deaflympic Games in Paris in 1924; further notes the opportunity that the Games present in allowing deaf athletes the chance to participate and enjoy an Olympic experience; further notes the funding difficulties that deaf athletes have in order to compete at their games; and calls on the Government to support and extend to deaf athletes the same opportunities to participate in elite sport as their Olympic and Paralympic colleagues have had.

This motion has been signed by a total of 31 MPs.