Kell Brook becomes Ambassador for Special Olympics GB National Games in Sheffield

24th April 2017

Special Olympics Great Britain is delighted to announce that Kell Brook is to be a new Ambassador for the charity's National Games in Sheffield this summer.

Special Olympics GB provides year-round sports coaching and events for people with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics GB's National Games is the largest sports disability event in 2017 and will see 2,600 athletes compete across over a dozen venues in 20 sports in August in the steel city. Special Olympics Great Britain's sports training and competition across England, Scotland and Wales positively changes the quality of life for their 10,000 registered athletes. Almost 1.5 million people in Great Britain (2% of the population) have intellectual disabilities. Kell is currently one of the biggest names in the World of boxing. Sheffield born Kell Brook said: -Having met a number of the Yorkshire based athletes who are taking part in the Special Olympics National Games in Sheffield, I was able to understand how passionate people with learning disability are about sport. -It reinforced to me that people with disability care about sport as much as me and everyone else. -I couldn't be prouder to stand up for these exceptional athletes with learning disabilities. -I will be there in August in Sheffield watching the Special Olympics GB athletes in action across the city." Special Olympics GB's CEO, Karen Wallin, commented: -We are delighted that Kell has chosen to support us in the build up to and during the National Games. -Kell understands the passion and dedication our athletes with intellectual disabilities put into their sport. -He is right behind us at Special Olympics and we are right behind him for his forthcoming action. Special Olympics National Games #Sheffield17 #SeeingIsBelieving Tuesday 8th August Friday 11th August 2017 20,000 people at Opening Ceremony at Sheffield United's football stadium on evening of Tuesday 8 August 2017 Special Olympics National Summer Games is to be held in Sheffield and South Yorkshire this August and will see in the region of 2,600 athletes with learning disabilities will take part in 20 sport events. Special Olympics GB's tenth National Summer Games will be held for the second time in Sheffield the first time was back in the steel city in 1993. This is the largest disability sports event of 2017 and entry is free to the public for all sporting action. Special Olympics GB is the largest registered charity providing year round sports training and competition opportunities for people with intellectual (learning) disabilities. The National Summer Games will open on Tuesday 8th August - with a spectacular opening ceremony at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane and will continue with four days of sport. It is the showpiece event every four years for the organisation and its athletes. Almost 1.5 million people in the UK (2% of the population) have an intellectual disability. A list of the 20 sports at Special Olympics 2017 National Games include: Football (Sheffield Hallam University Sports Park - SHUSP), Athletics (Sheffield Hallam University City Athletics Centre - SHUCAS), Swimming (Ponds Forge International Sports Centre), Boccia (Ponds Forge International Sports Centre), Badminton (English Institute of Sport Sheffield - EISS), Table Tennis (English Institute of Sport Sheffield - EISS), Judo (English Institute of Sport Sheffield - EISS), Young Athletes 'Come & Try' (English Institute of Sport Sheffield - EISS), Powerlifting (Forge Valley Community School), MATP (English Institute of Sport Sheffield - EISS), Gym Rhythmic (Ice Sheffield), Gym Artistic (Ice Sheffield), Golf (Rother Valley Golf Club), Sailing (Pugneys Watersports Centre & Country Park), Basketball (All Saints Sports Centre), Netball (All Saints Sports Centre), Short Mat Bowls (Graves Health and Sports Centre), Tennis (Graves Health and Sports Centre), Ten Pin Bowling (Hollywood Bowl), Cycling (Forge Valley Community School), Equestrian (Parklands Equestrian Centre), Indoor Bowls (Doncaster Indoor Bowls Club). For more information about the Special Olympics Great Britain National Summer Games 2017, please visit: http://www.sheffield2017.org.uk

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