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<p>UK Sport uses funding provided by the Government to support athletes with potential
to achieve success in Olympic and Paralympic sports. As the Deaflympics falls outside
of Olympic and Paralympic sport, UK Sport are therefore unable to fund athletes targeting
this event.</p><p>This is in line with the Government’s approach to other Paralympic
sports where competition is not offered in an athlete's particular classification
or discipline.</p><p>Sport England has committed £1.2 million between 2022 and 2027
to UK Deaf Sport to boost deaf sport at the grassroots level and build wider participation.
They have also agreed to explore a series of small-scale talent pilots for d/Deaf
athletes. These pilots will see Sport England, National Governing Bodies, and UK Deaf
Sport working together to explore these issues and suggest potential solutions.</p>
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