Bethan Lishman, hammer thrower for UK Deaf Athletics

Catherine Fletcher, ex-GB deaf tennis player.

Kristy Cooper, project manager for Deaf Get Active and volunteer at the charity Living Options Devon.

Women in Sport has teamed up with UK Deaf Sport to celebrate Deaf Awareness Week from 6 to 12 May. We'll be sharing case studies from some of the sporting role models who are doing great work in their communities.

New research released today from leading UK charity Women in Sport puts the spotlight on teenage girls and asks sports organisations to help in preventing girls from dropping out of sport and physical activity in their teenage years.

We support Rebecca Kenna’s decision to withdraw from her local snooker league due to a number of clubs unfairly operating a “men-only” policy.