One in five people in the United Kingdom have a disability. Eighty per cent of those have a hidden disability. That’s 10 million people. I am one of them.

I’m no elite sportsman, but I was excited by the prospect of being able to play a competitive team sport

 That was until a chance encounter with Jason Brisbane, chief executive of GB Wheelchair Rugby -

There are several highly promising Hawks players who are part of the GB set-up including the captain

of the GB women’s team, Plymstock’s Faye West.

A survey conducted on behalf of UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has found that 69 per cent of British people say "they care enough" to report doping-related suspicions of an athlete or their support staff to the organisation.

 "It takes a team of medics, coaches, nutritionists, physiotherapists, and parents to support an

At UKAD we aim to foster and support a sporting landscape where we are all working together as a team

canoeist Helen Reeves and feature speakers including former British weightlifting champion Jo Calvino and GB

Great Britain’s women’s softball players will take on the professional Oklahoma City Spark team boasting

Farnham Park in Buckinghamshire on July 6 and 7 and will mark the first time a professional softball team

shortly.Both games against the Oklahoma City Spark will start at 6.30pm.Commenting on the Series, the GB

women’s team head coach Tara Henry said: "To beat the best, you have to prepare against the best."

for Oklahoma City Spark when they play two exhibition matches against the British women's softball team

We are thrilled to get to showcase the talent of our team on an international platform."

Britain's Sophie Coldwell claimed her maiden win on the World Triathlon Championship Series circuit in the pouring rain in Yokohama.

any company for the remainder of the run.She now leads the standings with 1693.75 points after her team-mate

Yokohama ©World Triathlon"This year for us is all about Olympic selection and it's tough being from GB

 "Hopefully this is another step forward to try and make that team."

On the second day of the International Boxing Association (IBA) Men's World Boxing Championships here, insidethegames revealed that Boris van der Vorst is set to resign as President of the Dutch Boxing Association to devote more time to World Boxing.

from the Dutchman, World Boxing is led by an interim Executive Board comprised of representatives from GB

 Australia and France sent a team to the Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi in March

withdraw from the event immediately because of "the illegitimate participation of US Technical and Team

facilitate dialogue with the IOC with secretary general and chief executive George Yerolimpos leading the team

France have beaten Paralympic gold medallists Britain 55-49 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff to win the European Wheelchair Rugby Championship for the second time in succession to give them a perfect springboard for the Paris 2024 Paralympics.

Championship (@WREuro23) May 7, 2023"We had the pressure on us to regain the title and we knew that against Team

GB on their home soil was going to be hard, they showed this week that they’re so strong, and they showed

Vanacker admitted that playing a tournament in Japan earlier this year had helped his team progress."

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has blasted the "collateral damage" caused by USA Boxing after they participated in the 53rd Grand Prix in Ústi Nad Labem in the Czech Republic.

withdraw from the event immediately because of "the illegitimate participation of US Technical and Team

and Competition Rules".In response, ČBA claimed it was not true and vowed to work with their legal team

membership last month.World Boxing is led by an Interim Executive Board comprised of representatives from GB

A complaint has been registered with the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit (BIIU) against all nations participating in the 53rd Grand Prix in Ústi Nad Labem, Czech Republic, insidethegames understands.

and Competition Rules".However, ČBA claimed that it is not true and vowed to work with their legal team

of World Boxing.The new body is led by an Interim Executive Board comprised of representatives from GB

The Czech Boxing Association (ČBA) has decided to go ahead with the 53rd edition of Grand Prix in Ústi Nad Labem, despite the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) urging National Federations participating in the tournament to "abandon" the event.

letter sent to all National Federations, seen by insidethegames, ČBA vowed to work with their legal team

All Boxers, Team Officials, ITOs, R&Js, IBA National Federation staff and management must be members

We are working with our legal team to solve this situation peacefully without interfering into ongoing

of World Boxing.World Boxing is led by an Interim Executive Board comprised of representatives from GB

Netherlands, the Philippines, Sweden, and the United States.ČBA said they will work with their legal team

The European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) has urged all participating nations to "abandon" the ongoing 53rd International Elite Men's and Women's Grand Prix in Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Republic.

National Boxing Federation of US, including all its members, including Officials (Referees and Judges) and Team

Boxing ©USA BoxingWorld Boxing is led by an Interim Executive Board comprised of representatives from GB

USA Taekwondo has announced that its national team head coach Gareth Brown has been relieved of his duties

with the United States national team pending the results of a US Center for SafeSport investigation.

of the best coaches in the world and joined USA Taekwondo in 2017 after being part of the successful GB

Former figure skater Catherine "Kay" Robinson, a star of British ice dance before the discipline was admitted to the Olympics and with her partner Michael Robinson won medals at three European Championships, has died.

After her competitive career, she remained in the sport as a team leader with the British team and also

is now a respected skating coach, described her on social media as "a lovely kind and compassionate Team

GB leader.""

She represented GB in ice dance with her partner Michael Robinson multiple times during the 1950s, including

GB Taekwondo has revealed its determination to break down barriers faced by Muslims in sport after staging

Athletes and staff from GB Taekwondo joined keynote speakers for prayers, conversation and an evening

was Afghanistan’s flagbearer at the re-arranged 2020 Olympics in Toku and now trains alongside the GB

silver medallist Mahama Cho.Hijab-wearing jockey Khadijah Mellah gave a speech at the event run by GB

Taekwondo ©GB TaekwondoImam Shafiq of the British Muslim Heritage Centre in Manchester opened the evening

Olympic and Paralympic sports that regularly have Muslim athletes and staff of Muslim faith in our team

A top Scottish ultra-marathon runner who finished third in a race this month has been disqualified for covering two and a half miles of the route in a car.

have left Usain Bolt standing - in covering a mile in 1min 40sec.The incident took place in the 2023 GB

Liverpool 50-mile race and has been referred to UK Athletics.Wayne Drinkwater, the director of the GB

having reviewed the data from our race tracking system, GPX data, statements provided from our event team

Team GB has partnered with Birds Eye's Green Cuisine in the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Following the success of their previous partnership in 2020, the collaboration will see Team GB and Green

doesn't include any meat.The programme will be delivered in primary schools around the country through Team

GB and Paralympics GB's youth engagement programme Get Set.In the lead-up to the Paris 2024 Games, Team

Environmental sustainability is a huge focus for us at Team GB, so working with Green Cuisine to bring

GB again - continuing our mission to make plant-based foods accessible to all."