This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Show more disabled sports on the TV
When London won the right to bid the 2012 summer olympics and Paralympics the slogan for the game was launched ''Inspire a Generation''. During the games there was such a buzz and it all felt great. But sadly what seems to have been forgotten now the games have ended is that entire ethos.
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Being able to view Paralympic sports would not only have a positive impact on aspiring and developing Paralympian’s but it would have an effect on professional players too. So with disability sports being more available to view the Paralympian’s of today this would help inspire the next generation of budding athletes. It would also give those Paralympian’s pride and more responsibility as they would be looked upon as role models to ''inspire the next generation.''
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
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