tomorrow night has spoken about the inclusivity the championships promote.
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The 20-year-old from Bristol said: \u201cBUCS accommodate for us – which is really nice – and
they treat us pretty much the same. We get the same medals; we get the same points on
BUCS which is basically the equality we want from a big organisation like that.
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\u201cWhen you go into University anyway it\u2019s a really hard time and I think getting into things
like sport can sometimes be very daunting for a disabled person. It needs to be encouraged
to get more people to have a go.
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\u201cIt\u2019s really nice meeting other para-athletes because they kind of understand what you\u2019re
going through. My club especially are very inclusive in terms of getting me into their inter-
University competitions \u2013 it\u2019s not like I\u2019m put in a separate box because I\u2019m a para-athlete.\u201d
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In athletics, BUCS offer ambulant, wheelchair and seated events on the track and the field.
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This weekend will focus on swimming, athletics, badminton and climbing with female Head of Events, Alice Robinson said: \u201cAs we celebrate the 10th anniversary of BUCS \u201cOur efforts to increase inclusivity over the last decade have seen large amounts of para \u201cLast year was the first year we included para badminton as part of BUCS Nationals, and we The competition runs from 24-26 February and there will be 3,191 students athletes taking A para-athlete who will be competing in one of the biggest multi-sports events in the UKhas spoken about the importance of encouraging people with disabilities to get involvedin sport. Simran Kaur, who had her left arm amputated at four years old when she got cancer, willbe taking part in the British University and Colleges Sport […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":47677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"\n
entries edging closer to the number of male competitors.
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Nationals, it’s important to recognise the steps we have made in improving sporting
opportunities for all.
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competitors in swimming and athletics, many of whom who have gone onto achieve medals
on the Paralympic, Commonwealth Games and international stage.
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look forward to working with universities, national governing bodies and athletes to
continue increasing the inclusivity of one of our flagship events.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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