DeaflympicsGB athletes launch urgent fundraising appeal supported by Ocean Outdoor

Athletes who need to raise £500,000 to be able to compete in the Tokyo Deaflympics next year have taken their appeal to the streets of Great Britain in partnership with Ocean Outdoor. Marking one year to go to the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, athletes and organisers including UK Deaf Sport CEO Chris Ratcliffe, chairman Nick Brookes, GB deaf footballer Lucindha Lawson and Fiona Brookes, England women’s golfer and Deaflympian, gathered in London’s Leicester Square to launch their public fundraiser. Unlike Olympians and Paralympians, deaf athletes receive no government or National Lottery…

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