{"id":14451,"date":"2016-05-27T13:06:06","date_gmt":"2016-05-27T12:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=14451"},"modified":"2016-05-27T13:12:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T12:12:23","slug":"promoting-ethnic-diversity-in-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/27\/promoting-ethnic-diversity-in-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting Ethnic Diversity in Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 12 March, over 120 people attended a high level reception to endorse the work of Sporting Equals at the House of Commons, welcoming a wide range of MPs, peers, member organisations, sports providers as well as grass-roots and elite level performers.<\/p>\n<p>Headline speakers endorsing the work of Sporting Equals at the event were Denise Lewis OBE, former Olympic Gold Medallist and Sol Campbell the former England International footballer and the only player to have represented England in six consecutive major tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>For more details<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sportingequals.us12.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0ae6bfba19ab1914101cead0f&amp;id=d5f86d1820&amp;e=a160eca656\" target=\"_blank\">click here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Towards an Active Nation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/87744111-0d64-47a7-ad38-857be61650e3-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14456\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14456 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/87744111-0d64-47a7-ad38-857be61650e3-1.jpg\" alt=\"87744111-0d64-47a7-ad38-857be61650e3\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/87744111-0d64-47a7-ad38-857be61650e3-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/87744111-0d64-47a7-ad38-857be61650e3-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/87744111-0d64-47a7-ad38-857be61650e3-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/87744111-0d64-47a7-ad38-857be61650e3-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/87744111-0d64-47a7-ad38-857be61650e3-1-696x1044.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/87744111-0d64-47a7-ad38-857be61650e3-1-280x420.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Sport England strategy &#8216;Towards an Active Nation&#8217;\u00a0triples investment to tackle inactivity,\u00a0\u00a3250 million over four years as part of new strategy to support grassroots sport.<\/p>\n<p>More than one in four people in England do less than 30 minutes of physical activity a week. But research shows that those who do the least activity stand to benefit the most, even if it&#8217;s just small changes like gentle jogging, swimming or playing rounders in the park.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sportingequals.us12.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=0ae6bfba19ab1914101cead0f&amp;id=8a20a8c15d&amp;e=a160eca656\" target=\"_blank\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>SPORTING EQUALS CEO LOOKS FORWARD TO HELP BUILD AN ACTIVE NATION<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/37424d2d-f25e-4cc9-967f-1195415cddd5.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14455\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14455 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/37424d2d-f25e-4cc9-967f-1195415cddd5.jpg\" alt=\"37424d2d-f25e-4cc9-967f-1195415cddd5\" width=\"540\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/37424d2d-f25e-4cc9-967f-1195415cddd5.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/37424d2d-f25e-4cc9-967f-1195415cddd5-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/37424d2d-f25e-4cc9-967f-1195415cddd5-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arun Kang, CEO of Sporting Equals, is delighted that Sport England&#8217;s new strategy recognises that under-represented groups need to be targeted if a significant impact is to be made on getting the nation active.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sportingequals.us12.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=0ae6bfba19ab1914101cead0f&amp;id=86258392d2&amp;e=a160eca656\" target=\"_blank\">Read full response here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 12 March, over 120 people attended a high level reception to endorse the work of Sporting Equals at the House of Commons, welcoming a wide range of MPs, peers, member organisations, sports providers as well as grass-roots and elite level performers. 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