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‘They thought it was ok to touch my Afro hair’: Black woman says she was seen as a ‘curiosity’ at work

Danielle Obe said her pain over her experiences offered ‘an opportunity to change hearts and minds’

The Independent UK

Ex-cerebral palsy footballer Jordan Smith: Work to do in push for equality

Data from Sport England shows disabled people or those born with a long-term health condition are twice as likely to be physically inactive.

The Independent UK

What was the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics?

Apart from the image of Boris Johnson on a zip wire, will any of London 2012 be remembered in history?

Evening Standard

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Olympic Cyclist Embarks On Climate Change Awareness Ride To Paris

Gold medalist cyclist embarks on Manchester to Paris bike ride to raise climate change awareness and promote eco-friendly practices in sports.

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'I was bullied at school, cycling filled a gap': Chris Boardman on his career and beyond, 30 years after his first Tour de France win

Legendary time trialist tells Cycling Weekly about his first bike, copying Graeme Obree, and his passion for active travel

Cycling Weekly

West Yorkshire cricket club seeks ‘fairness not favours’ over funding

Sport England has ‘very limited scope’ to finance projects with non-Lottery funds.

The Independent UK

Line-up announced for More than Equal’s new female driver development programme

The group includes six promising 13-14-year-olds from Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Malaysia, Slovakia and the UK, who will all now follow a technical and tactical coaching and development programme that aims to accelerate at least one of them onto the Grand Prix grid. A further four drivers under the age…

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Grey wave of walkers spearhead record activity levels among England’s over-55s

Increase in walking among older people key to general activity in England returning to pre-Covid levels

The Guardian - UK

Cost of living crisis hits activity in deprived English areas hardest, report claims

Cost of living crisis has had a negative effect on more than a third of adults in England to be active with deprived areas hit hardest according to a report

The Guardian - UK

Children continue to fall short with their physical activity, survey reveals

Sport England is concerned as fewer than half of the country’s youngsters are taking part in the recommended amount of activity.

The Independent UK

Youth Sport Trust: children’s activity levels in England ‘a national concern’

New figures have shown that 53% of children and young people in England do not meet the chief medical officer’s guidelines for daily activity

The Guardian - UK

Sport England invests £250m to remove barriers to exercise

Place Partnerships programme will target 80-100 communities with the greatest need.

The Independent UK

Sport England commits £250m for boosting activity in deprived areas

Sport England will invest £250m over the next five years to help people in around 100 of the most socially deprived areas get more exercise

The Guardian - UK

Women under exercise ‘curfew’ due to threat of sexual harassment at night

Six in 10 women concerned about the risk of sexual harassment or intimidation when being active as the nights draw in

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Women gather for Westminster run to highlight winter outdoor exercise ‘curfew’

Many said they do not like to get active outdoors after dark and change their outdoor exercise routine or habits in winter months.

The Guardian - UK

Sport England tells its sports: funding will depend on fighting climate crisis

Sport England, which invests more than £300m of public money every year, intends to ask sports to do far more to fight the climate crisis as a condition of receiving funding, the Guardian can reveal.

The Guardian - UK

Run at 40, dance at 80: the best ways to exercise in every decade of your life

Tennis, running, weights, yoga … all exercise is good, but certain sports have more of an impact at a particular age. Here’s what you should be doing – and when

The Guardian - UK

Sport England launches £15m safeguarding network for children

Sport England is to invest £15m into a ‘gamechanging’ network of 59 professional safeguarding officers to protect children and young people

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The Guardian - UK

‘This generation won’t think of football as being just for boys’: how the Lionesses have changed sport for girls

100,000 more girls are playing football in England than they did in 2017. At a training session near Ipswich, we meet the under-12s who love the game

Marie Claire

Four of the most influential women in sport talk levelling the playing field

How do we encourage more women to stay active? As part of our Power Summits series, Marie Claire’s Editor in Chief Andrea Thompson sat down with four agents of change to find out.

The Independent UK

Nearly half of women feel ‘too unfit’ to enjoy exercise this summer – how to overcome fitness fear

The This Girl Can campaign aims to close the gender exercise ‘enjoyment gap’. By Abi Jackson.

Motorsport

CEO Interview: Why motorsport needs to set targets for female driver participation

Ali Donnelly is a no-nonsense Irish woman whose career spans Sport England and a stint as spokesperson for the British Prime Minister. She's one of the vanguard driving greater female participation in sport.

Liverpool Echo

Major flats plan earmarked for Liverpool city centre

Two huge flat blocks could be created

Belfast Live

The Earth's Corr: Ulster Rugby's plastic and rubber pitch approval not upping #URgame on the environment

The damage microplastics can cause is well documented

The Independent UK

Sensory tennis proves a big hit in helping disabled people get active

Sport England’s funding means national disability charity Sense can expand its programme.

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