Funding boost announced to encourage disabled people to take up sport

Sport England has announced it will invest £2m over the next two years to encourage sport as a lifestyle choice for disabled people.

The money will be given to the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) to provide expertise to sports organisations to help them motivate disabled people to take part.

Sports to be focused on include athletics, cycling, swimming, cricket, gymnastics, badminton, tennis, football, table tennis, equestrian, golf and volleyball.

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By Richard Sutcliffe|2013-01-13T19:39:20+00:0014th January 2013|Disability, Sport|Comments Off

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